Husband and wife team will become " sleevers" next week on Feb. 1, 2012. Wondering if there are others in the area that have already had surgery or are newbies too. Counting down the days on pre-op liquid diet.

How are all my fellow Kansas City area sleevers doing. I am a single mom and things have been a bit crazy for me. Doing pretty good but I know I lifted too much on Sunday when the tornado sirens went off. I hauled both cats to the basement at the same time. I was not thinking about their weight. One is a Maine Coon so he is a big cat.

I was and still am a bit sore and hope that I did not do any damage. You know when they say that a tornado is on the ground just down the street you run and think later!!!! Ah well, such is life.

I hope you all had a good weekend. Take care all.

Karen in Belton

Sunday was crazy, we had just arrived home from a weekend of fishing at Truman Lake. 3" of rain, sirens but no touchdowns in Pleasant Hill. Hope your back is better. Readying for citywide garage sale. Hoping for big crowds and little left on Saturday.

Had a 3 week stall in April that seemed to end last week. Will know on Thursday if the scale continues downward slide. A couple pounds away from onderland!

Lisa from Pleasant Hill

Kansasgirl, are you back from Mexico and how are you feeling?

The SMMC bariatric program has a scheduled support meeting, unfortunately the time slot for sleeved patients is during the middle of the workday, around 2:30 or 3:30 IIRC. I don't know what they are like now, but they used to be pretty bad. It was a mix of all surgeries so only some of what you were hearing or discussing was relevant to you. There were a lot of politics brought in, and one of the ladies who used to run them (I don't think she's employed by them any longer, but I don't know for sure) was just absolutely miserable. I think they actually bring in people now to talk about relevant topics, but they didn't used to. It used to be... let's just say really bad, in a lot of different ways. I haven't been in years, so in all fairness they could now be wonderful meetings.

Several of "us" (their more tenured patients, because when I say "used to be" I'm talking 6 years ago) started doing our own thing. Meeting up for dinner once a month, or an afternoon brunch, or coffee, clothing swaps, "bariatric potlucks," whatever. We'd found a more generic bariatric support group that met at one of the libraries, but I think they sort of disbanded about 2 yrs ago.

For a while there were 8 of us who met up somewhat regularly. Most of us participated in a patient consortium sponsored by Allergan in Vegas and were able to meet about 15 other KC area people, but after Vegas we sort of dropped back to our smaller groups, which is too bad, because the larger group had so much more experience (one of the girls even back then was still about 10 yrs out from her surgery).

I don't know of any local groups, formal or otherwise currently meeting. If you guys are interested I can send some emails and see what I can find out. I know a few of the ppl who used to run some of the more localized groups - they may know of something more generic going on.

BTW I'm in NE KC, near Liberty/Gladstone and I work near Olathe.

I've been told that Dr. Malley's support groups are open to the public, but I've never gone so I can't say for sure.

I would love a smaller more relevant group. Maybe meet once every two months. If you would email your contacts and see who might be interested, I would love to meet some other local sleevers. Thanks mucho!

I have been to three monthy meetings at SM Bariatrics on Prairie Star Parkway. One was good, other two pretty much a waste of two hours driving. Same issues you stated above.

I had my survey in Mexico and had wondered about support/info meetings that were open to people not sleeved locally. I will try and contact malley's to see if they allow outsiders. =).

I had my survey in Mexico and had wondered about support/info meetings that were open to people not sleeved locally. I will try and contact malley's to see if they allow outsiders. =).

Let us know what you find out. To me it should not matter and if it does then there is an even greater need for us to just meet as a group.

I would be possibly interested in a support group in the kansas city area as well, let me know if anyone finds something out.

I sent an email to malley's last week about the support group being open to the public... So far no reply. I will call them next week and get an answer.

Lol you email a Mexican surgeon or his representative and you hear back almost immediately

Hey all, I am a sleever living in Lawrence, approaching my 2 year surgiversary. I was sleeved in CA but have lived here for a year and would very much like the support of real people, much as I love the VST forum, having a diet/health/fitness buddy in real life can't be beat. Hit me up if any of you are interested!

Does anyone know if there is a group that meets (not associated with any one surgeon) in the KC area? I am going to be sleeved on Aug.2 in Mexico but I would love to have a group to meet with face to face. I am from Pleasant Hill, SE of KC near Lee's Summit and Blue Springs.

Hi, I am from the Kansas City area and was a band to sleeve revision on May 29th, 2012 at Shawnee mission med center. My surgeon was Dr Hoehn.

I will be 6 weeks out this coming Tues and I am feeling very good. Ready to start introducing "normal" foods in 2 weeks

Pre-op 248

Current 220

It's starting to sound like maybe we should start our own group. I know it'll be hard to pick a location... Does anyone go to a church that would allow a group like this to meet for free? Any other ideas? What time/frequency was everyone thinking? Once a month? Once a week? Saturday mornings?

I do attend a church that would probably let us meet there or my husband and I also own a building but both are in Pleasant Hill. I think twice a month would be good to have meetings. I can do Saturdays, but the morning would usually be harder for me.

I would love to get a group together for meetings though. I figure I wlll need some advice from others that have been through the things I will be going through.