I am starting a new Peer Support Group for lapband patients of the Surgical Weight Loss Centre. Meetings will be held monthly on the third Thursday of the month from 7 - 10 pm at a Community Centre in central Mississauga. Dr. Cobourn on behalf of the Surgical Weight Loss Centre has graciously offered to sponsor us and the clinic will also provide guest speakers for us when requested. Anyone within driving distance who is a patient at the clinc is welcome to attend. This group will be run for bandsters by bandsters. For more information on this new group please go to the Surgical Weight Loss Centre website , click on the Patient Support Forum and go to the General Weight Loss Discussion section where I have posted an announcement with details about the Peer Support Group. In order to plan accordingly, please email me if you plan to attend each month and also leave your contact information in the unlikely case of group cancellation due to weather. Even if you can only attend ocassionally we would love to see you!

Just wanted to report that our first support meeting was a success with 16 in attendance with some coming as far away as Elliot Lake (here on business trip), Barrie, Kitchener and Thornhill and of course those of us who live in the Peel and Halton regions. Looking forward to the one in February!