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Dallas area RNY support groups?

TaylorMade4One

By TaylorMade4One, in The Gals' Room

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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Dallas Methodist Hospital has one. Contact MistyStroud-Martinez@mhd.com

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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No, I live closer to Fort Worth. But she helped me find a meeting close to me and was very nice. But feel free to contact me if you'd like!

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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There's a support meeting in Mansfield tonight and one in Arlington next Tuesday if you're interested. I don't know where in Dallas you are, so I don't know if these would be at all convenient. I'm going to both of these.

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There's a support meeting in Mansfield tonight and one in Arlington next Tuesday if you're interested. I don't know where in Dallas you are, so I don't know if these would be at all convenient. I'm going to both of these.

I live in south dallas (Ducanville). Arlington isn't that far just depends on the day of the week.

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1 minute ago, TaylorMade4One said:


I live in south dallas (Ducanville). Arlington isn't that far just depends on the day of the week.

The Arlington meeting is at USMD at I-20 & Matlock. That wouldn't be bad for you at all. (OK relatively speaking - given that it's 5:00 traffic) That's the hospital where I had my surgery.

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5 minutes ago, TaylorMade4One said:

Which group/location do you prefer? What is discussed

I haven't been to the Mansfield one yet. Tonight is my first. But the Arlington one has very nice people. I'm going to try to go to a couple of meetings a month to keep me on the straight and narrow ;)

Last month, the speaker was the therapist that I had met with pre-surgery, discussing support systems and emotional eating. This month I think they're doing sample healthy foods and recipes.

It's not separated by the type of surgery. Just any bariatric procedure.

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Oh wow! I'll look into the one in Arlington. When and which surgery did you have? Sorry, if I'm asking too much.

I just had my EGD today and my psych eval is on the 11th so my date should be soon. Hoping I'm doing everything I should be for success.

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I was sleeved on 2/26. Hard to believe it's 9 weeks already.

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10 hours ago, TaylorMade4One said:

Congrats!! So glad you're still attending groups etc. How was it tonight?

It was nice, but a small group - 5 ladies including me, plus the nurse coordinator. She did a presentation on trending foods and whether they are really healthy (i.e. bariatric friendly) and then a general discussion with questions. 3 of us had already had surgery, 2 were preparing for surgery in the coming months. I will go again next month.

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