It has been several months since I have attended one @ St. Mary's hospital. Are they still the second Monday of every month?

i dont go to the meetings in Richmond because i live 90 miles south but i had my surg. at Richmond Surgical group at St. Marys in July 07 and have done so well have lost 60 lbs so far and 3 pant sizes. my email address is thedove2@yahoo.com

There is also A WLS suport group at john randolph in Hopewell (30min south of richmond) twice a month on mondays. I can give more info to anyone who is interested.

Hi there,

Is this meeting for lapband people or just anyone with a weight problem come. I had the lapband surgery in Jun and I live an hour away from Richmond and it sure is hard to get to those.

Desi80 where is the meeting held at JRH and which Monday's? I live in Petersburg so that's actually closer.

where are you located at? I live about 65 miles from st. mary's and had my surgery there as well.

I live in Petersburg. I had my surgery with Commonwealth Surgeons out of St. Mary's. My doc was Amy Martin but she has since left and moved out of state. I am still pleased with the office, nurse practitioner and my service. I went to WLS support meeting on 1/7/08. There was about 45 people with the majority being people who have already had surgery anywhere from one week to three years.I had not been since last May. It was good to hear the doc re-emphaize the "rules" again (exercise, measuring foods, reduce carbs, fluids etc.) and hear success stories.

Twinketoe sorry for the late reply. The meetings are for weight loss surgery patients (band and gastric bypass). People who have already had or thinking about it. They usaully have a general information session scheduled right before it at 6:00 and then the support meeting at 7. There apparently was no general info meeting on 1/7 and the majority of folks there had already had their lapband surgery. They start the meetings off with a question/answer period called "Is this Normal" for folks who have already had it. Then the facilitator (who is a bariatric dietician for St. Mary's) when fill us in on any happenings. There is usually a guest speaker and at the end they ask people who have lost x amount of weight to stand, state how much they have lost and when they had surgery. Sometimes with schedule it is hard for me to attend but I have been experiencing a major plateau (lost 7.5 pounds in 3 months although have lost inches) so I decided I needed a little encouragement and review of the rules.

I was just approved fr the Lap Band. Me and my husand want to have it at the same time. He has more need then myself but the denied him due to his dietary habits. Don't all over weight people eat wrong. I guess we will be appealing for him. We are also going to St. Mary's they have been great so far Pre Surgery.

I'm having my surgery done on 03/11/2008 at MCVH-VCUHS. They have a support group at Stonypoint, every 3rd Tuesday of the month @ 6:30.

Thanks. I have been trying since 12/06 but tomorrow is the day. So excited

My date is 03/11! Good luck to you & PLEASE let me know your progress!!!

How exciting! God Bless! :mad:

Is the support group at Stonypoint only for people who have had surgery MCVHS-VCUHS?

C.N.

I will. You tak ecare also

I don't know about who can attend the meetings. I'm going to go tomorrow, so I'll ask then and let you know.

Thanks for checking into the meeting for me.

I am a golfer too.

C.N.