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Hello! New to this site, and scheduled for my first consult with the surgeon on Monday. I was wondering if there were any others in the Seattle or PNW area? Also, I was wondering if anyone knew of any in-person WLS meetups or support groups in the Seattle area that they would recommend? Thanks!

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Hi there. I'm a little south of Tacoma. I have been wondering the same about support groups. I am post op and was sleeved on Feb. 10. Good luck with with your consult on Monday!!

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Thank you, @@Munstersfan207! And congrats on your surgery! Do you love it? Any regrets?

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I absolutely LOVE my sleeve and have NO regrets at all. I know most say they wish they had done it sooner, but I think my timing is exactly when it needed to happen. I needed all the time it took before considering surgery to slowly cut down on the junk food and soda/diet soda to make changes necessary for me and my family. I and my ex husband are diabetics (I am no longer because of wls) so our kids have an even greater risk of being diabetic later in life. It was all worth it and as a result I had a lot less to lose as far as weight, and now an even more amazing chance to keep it off!

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That's great to hear! Congrats again

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I am in Kent. Had surgery two weeks ago. I have searched for groups, but I wasn't very successful in finding one.

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That's kinda a bummer. I was hoping to find a meetup, but no dice.

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Awesome! Hopefully I'll get the green light on Monday from the surgeon saying I'm a good candidate for the sleeve/WLS

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Acceber12...how did your appt go with your surgeon in May?

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I'm in the Fife/Tacoma area. Dr. Srikanth has a monthly support group for his patients in Federal Way.

A group of are meeting in July in Federal Way if anyone would like to join! Most of us have been sleeved recently but any WLS at any stage would be welcome. There is an RNY and someone preop as well.

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