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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Bariatric Surgery Support Groups &#8211; Support Groups Aid In The Recovery Of Weight Loss Surgery Patients</em></p>
<p>Getting bariatric surgery support is critical to letting you productively navigating your own struggles after weight loss surgery. The doctor’s clinic is the best place to locate the right answers to essential inquiries regarding the surgical procedure nevertheless, you will want someplace to ask other people the small daily questions. Bariatric surgery support communities certainly are a setting to talk about your current success and also locate support to help you get over the difficult parts of the recovery. Nothing is just like having counsel of somebody who has undoubtedly encountered what you are in the days following surgery. The following is how to locate bariatric surgery help through weight loss surgery support groups.</p>
<p>Support organizations frequently help patients who have not had surgery yet gain knowledge from the viewpoints of post-operative weight loss treatment patients. The brand new weight loss surgery patients provide an exceptional opportunity to connect with other folks, seek advice, as well as discuss their own expectations and problems. Usually you’ll find that the weight loss surgeon will certainly visit from time to time to answer challenging health-related issues coming from the support group and will normally defer the rest of the meeting to a support group overseer.</p>
<p>Throughout the time that folks go through the support process, particularly in the first year following surgery, education and the human touch is needed. Many are not ready for the struggles that the changes may bring to their way of life, and it can help to lean on other folks who have been down that road. The surgical treatment has a way of attracting individuals to others who are going through the exact same process. Patients flourish when provided opportunities to seek out advice and instruction from other people regardless if it is from the bariatric surgeon, dietician, physical trainer, or the viewpoints of other people. Patient support is definitely the key element to being successful.</p>
<p>The online world is a fantastic place to find bariatric surgery help. There are thousands of individuals battling and wishing to reach out and get help support from other people at almost all times of the day. The world wide web is really a place where this really is quite possible. There are plenty of weight loss surgery boards as well as chat websites that can certainly help post-operative weight loss surgery patients get the assistance needed.</p>
<p>The complete program is much easier to adhere to when you are aware that there are friends who will help strengthen you in the days that are really difficult. Most bariatric patients have some sort of issues with self image in blaming themselves as well as difficulty with having an emotion driven love affair with food. These kinds of challenges have to be resolved.</p>
<p>If you are battling, you shouldn’t be too embarassed to attend wls support meetings. Patients who suffer on their own in shame are doing it unnecessarily. Patients that are too prideful to search for help from others are usually on the road to losing the struggle if they are not diligent. Other patients will supply you with the most sage advice in how to cope with the typical challenges. Visit meetings and listen to the entire group. Connecting with other patients is a highly effective tool in maintaining the fight for a healthy lifestyle with less weight.</p>
<p>At the start of your weight loss surgery process, regardless of whether pre-op or post-op surgical treatment, it can actually be helpful to have the input of other people who have successfully completed the journey before you. You will learn from the experiences of other patients and it’ll improve your journey toward optimum health. It’s very easy to find a mentor in a group like this. Mentors can be a solid foundation in moments when you do not seem to want to go any longer on your journey to weight loss. It is very motivational to have someone who will walkby your side encouraging you.</p>
<p>Almost always, at support groups, you will learn from the mistakes of other people before you make them yourself. Everybody makes mistakes, and if you will be willing to discuss it with others, you will find that you can cope and adjust to your personal situation. Except you’ve experienced it, you never know how important it is to have somebody who has been in your shoes and you can talk about your deepest feelings and emotions about your weight battle. It’s not unusual to find friendships that last a lifetime when you show up at a support meeting. Don’t go with a mentor, it will just harm you in the end. Being alone is one of the hardest things you can encounter when trying to get over weight problems. There is undoubtedly strength in large groups.</p>
<p>It’s important that you go to a nearby weight loss surgery support group and found out what it is all about. Just before you have your surgical treatment, show up at at least one meeting to find out more about what it’s like to have bariatric surgery. Just go to a meeting and listen closely. Ask plenty of questions to not only the group but the individuals that are there. Frequent attendance of these group meetings will help you stay in contact with the successful patients that can give you guidance when you need it most. You will find that it will bring you to a place of recovery. People should realize that weight-loss surgical treatment isn’t a one-stop-shop, but a process that must be lived out for the rest of their lives. Meetings are a safe haven for you and everyone else to talk about struggles with obesity in context with bariatric surgery. Not only that you will find that there is a lot more in terms of continuing education that will enhance your new lifestyle.</p>
<h2>Here is a list of Support Groups By State:</h2>
<p><strong>Alabama Bariatric Surgery Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Montgomery, AL<br />
Contact: Peter Carroll<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:petekf4qoe@charter.net">petekf4qoe@charter.net</a><br />
Phone: 334-263-9223</p>
<p>City: Mobile, AL<br />
Contact: Mersey Whitehead<br />
Phone: 251-435-3905</p>
<p>City: Anniston, AL<br />
Contact: Joyce Johnson<br />
Phone: 256-236-1300 or<br />
800-675-3934</p>
<p>City: Birmingham, AL<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Bryan Freeman<br />
Contact: Rona Scott<br />
Phone: 205-838-6589</p>
<p>City: Helena, AL<br />
Contact: Jan<br />
Phone: 205-665-5757</p>
<p><strong>Alaska Gastric Bypass &amp; Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups Meetings </strong></p>
<p>City: Anchorage, AK<br />
Phone: 907-929-4263<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Todd</p>
<p><strong>Arizona Weight Loss Treatment Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Phoenix<br />
Contact: Kristi Chavez<br />
Phone: 602-943-8475<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Zahn</p>
<p>City: Phoenix, AZ<br />
Contact: Carolyn Williams, RN<br />
Phone: 480-515-6296</p>
<p>City: Tucson, AZ<br />
Contact: Jeann Fishback<br />
Phone: 520-885-6928<br />
<a href="mailto:Email:fishback@ns.arizona.edu">Email:fishback@ns.arizona.edu</a><br />
Surgeon: Juarez 2002</p>
<p>City: Yuma, AZ<br />
Contact: Dixie Power<br />
Phone: 928-783-7142<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:jdpower520@aol.com">jdpower520@aol.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Arkansas WLS Support Meetings</strong><br />
City: Fort Smith, AR<br />
Contact: Beverly Sinkuler<br />
Phone: 479-651-6513<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Janes<br />
<strong><br />
California WLS Support Groups</strong><br />
City: Sacramento<br />
Contact: Mary O’Brien<br />
Phone: 916-988-1434<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:nursemary@comcast.net">nursemary@comcast.net</a><br />
Surgeon: City: Santa Rosa<br />
Contact Name: Beth Venable http://www.sonomacountyrnysupportgroup.4t.com<br />
Contact Email: <a href="mailto:EAV38@aol.com">EAV38@aol.com</a><br />
Name of Surgeon: Robert Woodbury</p>
<p>Comments:<br />
This weight loss surgery group meets the 2nd Saturday of every month at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts from 10AM &#8211; noon.</p>
<p>City: Palm Springs, CA<br />
Contact: Marsha Yousef, RN<br />
Phone: 760-323-6346</p>
<p>City: Torrance, CA<br />
Contact: Dr.Marcy Rosenzweig Leavitt<br />
Phone: 323-540-2808<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:dr.marcy@yahoo.com">dr.marcy@yahoo.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr. Theodore Khalili</p>
<p>City: San Jose, CA<br />
Contact: Candy<br />
Phone: 408-432-6294<br />
Surgeon: Pamela Foster</p>
<p>City: Bakersfield, CA<br />
Contact: Kim Williamson<br />
Phone: 661 363-9246<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Edward Fleix</p>
<p>City: Modesto, CA<br />
Contact: Jennifer Downs-Colby<br />
Phone: 209-569-7578</p>
<p>City: Woodland Hills, CA<br />
Contact: Sharon Wolfe, Support Group Leader<br />
Meeting Information:<br />
at Kaiser-Permanente, Entrance 5, Auditorium A<br />
2nd Saturday of each month<br />
10AM-11:30am<br />
RSVP to <a href="mailto:wlsgroup@hotmail.com">wlsgroup@hotmail.com</a>?<br />
Phone 818-705-1702</p>
<p>City: Merced, CA<br />
Contact: Jackie Gregory<br />
Phone: 209-724-0237</p>
<p>City: Merced, CA<br />
Contact: Linda Bartley<br />
Phone: 209 756-9420</p>
<p><strong><br />
Colorado Weight Loss Surgery Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Colorado Springs, CO<br />
Contact: Shelly Bennington<br />
Phone: 719-570-7755<br />
City: Fort Collins<br />
Contact: Pam<br />
Surgeon: Northern Colorado Surgical Association</p>
<p><strong>Connecticut WLS Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Ansoni, Waterbury, Manchester<br />
Contact: Liza Branch<br />
Phone: 203-225-8396,<br />
Home 203-736-0741</p>
<p>City: Hamden, CT<br />
Contact: Judy Szwaya<br />
Phone: 203-288-9315<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:judys43@snet.net">judys43@snet.net</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr. R. Reinhold</p>
<p>City: New London<br />
Contact: Beth Farbotka<br />
Phone: 860-446-2528<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:farboea@aol.com">farboea@aol.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr. Robert Bell</p>
<p><strong>Delaware Weight Loss Treatment Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Laurel, DE<br />
Western New Life WLS Support Group<br />
Contact Name: Heather O’Connor<br />
Contact Phone: 302-536-1870 or 302-344-8764<br />
Contact Email: <a href="mailto:meannevil2@yahoo.com">meannevil2@yahoo.com</a><br />
Name of Surgeon: Dr. Gail Wynn<br />
Comments: All access group.</p>
<p>City: Long Neck, DE<br />
Eastern New Life WLS Support Group<br />
Contact Name: Joanne Hammond<br />
Contact Phone: 302-947-0417<br />
Contact Email: <a href="mailto:hambear73@aol.com">hambear73@aol.com</a><br />
Comments: All access group open to everyone interested in help on their weight loss journey.</p>
<p>City: Newark, DE<br />
Contact: Ellen Clevenger-Firley<br />
Phone: 302-661-3006</p>
<p><strong>District of Columbia WLS Support Meetings Group</strong></p>
<p>City: Washington, DC<br />
Contact: Mandy- Weight for Life<br />
Phone: 202-659-0240<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Joseph Afram</p>
<p><strong>Florida Bariatric Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Weston, FL<br />
Contact: Emily Wong-Swartz, MS, RD, LD/N<br />
Phone: 954-659-5872<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:swartze@ccf.org">swartze@ccf.org</a><br />
Surgeon: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS</p>
<p>City: Jacksonville, FL<br />
Contact: LaWanda Hill<br />
Phone: 904-755-5085<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:wlsjacksonville@yahoo.com">wlsjacksonville@yahoo.com</a></p>
<p>City: Saint Cloud, FL<br />
Contact: Jennifer Hall<br />
Phone: 407-891-8780</p>
<p>City: Milton, FL<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Joseph Althar</p>
<p>City: Brandon, FL<br />
Contact: Denise Shreaves<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:taznisie@yahoo.com">taznisie@yahoo.com</a><br />
Surgeon: various</p>
<p>City: Port Charlotte, FL<br />
Contact: Joy Moder<br />
Phone: 941-204-3044<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:Bypass_buddies@yahoo.com">Bypass_buddies@yahoo.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr.Butler</p>
<p><strong>Georgia Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Northern Metro Atlanta<br />
Contact: Lauralyn Bellamy<br />
Phone: 404-394-3900<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:embodysuccess@msn.com">embodysuccess@msn.com</a></p>
<p>City: Gainesville, GA<br />
Contact: Surgeon’s Office<br />
Phone: 770-534-0110<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Procter/Dr. Richard</p>
<p>City: Conyers<br />
Contact: Elaine<br />
Phone: 770-760-0182<br />
Surgeon: Kermie Robinson MD</p>
<p>City: Metro Atlanta<br />
Contact: Deb Martinez<br />
Phone: 731-444-4554<br />
Surgeon: Dr. John Daly</p>
<p><strong>Hawaii Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>Castle Medical</p>
<p>http://www.castlemed.com</p>
<p>Idaho Bariatric Support Meetings Groups<br />
City: Twin falls, ID<br />
Contact: Tak-ming Ko, M.D.,P.A.<br />
Phone: 208 732-8140<br />
Surgeon: Tak-ming Ko, M.D.</p>
<p><strong>Illinois Weight Loss Treatment Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Tinley Park<br />
Contact: Tony Romeo<br />
Phone: 708-229-5969</p>
<p>City: Moline, IL<br />
Contact: Theresa Hensley<br />
Phone: 309-792-4059 or 309-737-9421</p>
<p>City: River Forest<br />
Contact: New Hope, IL<br />
Phone: 708-386-1078<br />
Surgeon: Drs. Marvin &amp; Frederick Tiesenga</p>
<p><strong>Indiana Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Indianapolis, IN<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Rosamarie Jones</p>
<p>City: Evansville, IN<br />
Contact: Vicki Woods<br />
Phone: 812-682-3466</p>
<p>City: Merrillville, IN<br />
Contact: Dan Broadaway<br />
Phone: 219-947-2309</p>
<p><strong>Iowa Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Fort Dodge, IA<br />
Contact: Phyllis Ver Steeg<br />
Phone: 515-955-6797<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:info@iowabariatrics.com">info@iowabariatrics.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Kyle R. Ver Steeg M.D.</p>
<p>City: Cedar Falls<br />
Contact: Matthew Glascock, MD<br />
Phone: 319-268-3560<br />
City: Sioux City, IA<br />
Contact: Deb Webster<br />
Phone: 712 279-5848</p>
<p><strong>Kansas Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings </strong></p>
<p>City: Topeka, KS<br />
Contact: Brenda Kenworthy<br />
Phone: 785-228-4773<br />
Brent Steward, MD<br />
Bernita Berntsen, MD<br />
Carlyle Dunshee, MD</p>
<p>City: Kansas City, KS<br />
Contact: Barb Stras<br />
Phone: 913-381-1979<br />
Surgeon: All Surgeons in the metro Kansas City area.</p>
<p><strong>Kentucky WLS Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Louisville, KY<br />
David Geller, MD<br />
Bariatric Surgeons of Kentuckiana<br />
4001 Dutchmans Lane, Suite 1E<br />
Louisville, Kentucky 40207<br />
502-893-7151<br />
FAX 502-893-7020</p>
<p>City: Bowling Green, KY<br />
Contact: Barbara Pitcock<br />
Phone: 270-781-1534 (after 7 Pm)<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:barbnov55@msn.com">barbnov55@msn.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr David Dyer</p>
<p>City: Providence<br />
Contact: Elaina Bolser<br />
Phone: 270-667-5093<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:elainabolser@yahoo.com">elainabolser@yahoo.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Louisiana Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>Metairie WLS Support Group<br />
Metairie, LA</p>
<p>Southern Surgical Hospital,<br />
Slidell, LA</p>
<p><strong>Maine Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Portland<br />
Contact: Cindy Michaud<br />
Phone: 207-247-2376<br />
City: Augusta, ME<br />
Surgeon: Dr.Aslum and Dr.Zidian</p>
<p><strong>Maryland Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Taneytown, MD<br />
Contact: Pamela Robertson<br />
Phone: 410-751-1879<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Singh</p>
<p>City: Frederick, MD<br />
Contact: Susan<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:susanw1362@aol.com">susanw1362@aol.com</a></p>
<p>Massachusetts Weight Loss Treatment Support Groups Groups<br />
City: Norwood, MA<br />
Contact: Dr. Arthur Glasgow and Dr. Adam Glasgow<br />
Caritas Norwood Hospital<br />
825 Washington St, #160, Norwood, MA 02062<br />
Phone: 781-769-5550<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:info@glasgowandglasgow.com">info@glasgowandglasgow.com</a></p>
<p>City: Boston, MA<br />
Contact: Frank Johnson<br />
Phone: 617-933-7656<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:alc3383@isd-media.com">alc3383@isd-media.com</a></p>
<p>City: Boston, MA<br />
Contact: Steven Cole<br />
Phone: 617-507-5579<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:s-c-aads8857@superfancyemail.com">s-c-aads8857@superfancyemail.com</a></p>
<p>City: Boston<br />
Contact: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center<br />
Phone: 617-667-2845<br />
Surgeon: D. Jones, B. Schneider, V. Sanchez</p>
<p>City: Boston, MA<br />
Contact: Frank Johnson<br />
Phone: 505-212-5124<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:bed3995@radar3000.com">bed3995@radar3000.com</a>?</p>
<p>City: Cape Cod, MA<br />
Contact: Daniel Krueger<br />
Phone: 617-515-7758<br />
Surgeon: BIDMC Surgeons &#8211; Drs Mun, Schneider, Sanchez, &amp; Jones</p>
<p>City: Boston, MA<br />
Contact: Daniel Krueger<br />
Phone: 617-515-7758<br />
Surgeon: BIDMC Surgeons &#8211; Drs Mun, Schneider, Sanchez, &amp; Jones</p>
<p><strong>Michigan Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Traverse City<br />
Contact: Mary, MI<br />
Phone: 231-941-0435<br />
Surgeon: Wayne Vanderkolk</p>
<p><strong>Minnesota Gastric Bypass &amp; Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Fridley<br />
Contact: LaDonna Robinson<br />
Phone: 763-236-2035<br />
Surgeon: Daniel R. Baker, Frederick W. Johnson<br />
?</p>
<p><strong>Mississippi Weight Loss Surgery Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Jackson<br />
Contact: David Hales<br />
Phone: 601-488-1051</p>
<p><strong>Missouri Bariatric Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Kansas City, MO<br />
Contact: Sandy Riles<br />
Phone: 816-932-5378<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:sriles@saint-lukes.org">sriles@saint-lukes.org</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr. John Price</p>
<p>City: St Joseph, MO<br />
Contact: Rick Felzien<br />
Phone: 816-676-1212<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:stjosephwlssg@yahoo.com">stjosephwlssg@yahoo.com</a></p>
<p>City: Moberly, MO<br />
Contact: Michelle Mulnix<br />
Phone: 660-295-4711</p>
<p>City: Springfield, MO<br />
Contact: Cathy Wilson<br />
Phone: 417-724-1687<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:cathylw@cebridge.net">cathylw@cebridge.net</a><br />
Surgeon: Christopher Edwards, MD and Cameron Hodges, MD</p>
<p><strong>Montana Weight Loss Surgery Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p><strong>Nebraska Gastric Bypass &amp; Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p><strong>Nevada Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Las Vegas<br />
Contact: Sheryl Titone<br />
Phone: 702-249-9140<br />
Surgeon: Alan Y Newhoff</p>
<p><strong>New Hampshire Bariatric WLS Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Manchester, NH<br />
Contact: Bariatric Surgery Program<br />
Phone: 603-695-2840<br />
Surgeon: Dr. David Gould, MD</p>
<p><strong>New Jersey WLS Support Groups</strong><br />
City: Galloway, NJ<br />
Contact: Susan Johnston<br />
Phone: 609-404-0916</p>
<p>City: Belleville, NJ<br />
Contact: Barbara James<br />
Phone: 973-687-5417<br />
Surgeon: Dr Daniel Davis</p>
<p>City: Hamilton, NJ<br />
Contact: Deborah Maguire RN<br />
Phone: 609-584-6759</p>
<p>City: Edison, NJ<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:marc@ibodywise.com">marc@ibodywise.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Marc Sylvester</p>
<p><strong>New Mexico Weight Loss Treatment Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Albuquerque<br />
Contact: Stacey Hunter<br />
Phone: 505-899-0923</p>
<p><strong><br />
New York Weight Loss Surgery Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Schenectady, NY<br />
Contact: Pamela Spicer<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:spicersunshine@aol.com">spicersunshine@aol.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Lirio &amp; Clark</p>
<p>City: Springville<br />
Contact: Felecia Meyers<br />
Phone: 716-496-5191<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:FMeyers@Pion.wnyric.org">FMeyers@Pion.wnyric.org</a><br />
Surgeon: Caruana</p>
<p>City: St. Albans<br />
Contact: Diana<br />
Phone: 718-464-7827<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Macura</p>
<p>City: Binghamton<br />
Contact: Donna Kerila<br />
Phone: 607-757-2626<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:dkerila@stny.rr.com">dkerila@stny.rr.com</a></p>
<p>City: Farmington<br />
Contact Joanne Donaldson<br />
Phone: 315-986-3836</p>
<p><strong>North Carolina WLS Support Meetings</strong><br />
City: Charlotte, NC<br />
Contact: Jennifer Sawyer<br />
Phone: 704-347-4144<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:jrsawyer@southeastbariatrics.com">jrsawyer@southeastbariatrics.com</a></p>
<p>Surgeon: Dr. David Voellinger<br />
City: Charlotte, NC<br />
Contact: Jennifer Sawyer<br />
Phone: 704-472-4602<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:jenjantsch@yahoo.com">jenjantsch@yahoo.com</a></p>
<p>City: Greenville, NC<br />
Contact: Crystal Frye<br />
Phone: 252-758-7957<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Balder</p>
<p>City: Mooresville, NC<br />
Contact: Linda Sue Smith<br />
Phone: 704-905-8540<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Roc Bauman</p>
<p>City: Bessemer City<br />
Contact: Nikki Huddle<br />
Phone: 704-867-5508<br />
or 704-678-7412<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Roc Bauman (Concord, N.C.)</p>
<p><strong>Ohio Gastric Bypass &amp; Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p><strong>Oklahoma WLS Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Tulsa<br />
Contact: Dianna Pullen<br />
Phone: 918-369-9024</p>
<p>City: Moore/Norman<br />
Contact: Connie Barnhill<br />
Phone: 405-360-8965</p>
<p>City: Duncan<br />
Contact: Karin Lerew, Satellite Support Group Coordinator<br />
Phone: 940-781-9955 or 940-723-0158?<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:klerew@prairieskys.com">klerew@prairieskys.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Kenneth Warnock</p>
<p><strong>Oregon Bariatric Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Hood River, OR<br />
Contact: Office<br />
Phone: 541-387-6125<br />
Fax: 541-387-6321<br />
Surgen: David Maccabee, MD</p>
<p>City: Roseburg, OR<br />
Contact: Melonie<br />
Surgeon: DR. Bret Hansen<br />
City: Salem and Portland<br />
Contact: Mary Lou Greenwood<br />
Phone: 503-571-3082<br />
Surgeon: Kaiser Permanente</p>
<p><strong>Pennsylvania WLS Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Brownsville, PA<br />
Contact: Theresa<br />
Phone: 724-632-5668<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:newbeginningstq05@yahoo.com">newbeginningstq05@yahoo.com</a></p>
<p>City: Phoenixville, PA<br />
Contact: Marilyn Gropper &amp; Kathy Cesario<br />
Phone: 610-415-1318<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:kbc0219@aol.com">kbc0219@aol.com</a>?<br />
Meetings are for both pre-ops &amp; post-ops locally. Everyone is welcome regardless of doctor.</p>
<p>City: Johnstown, PA<br />
Contact: Benny O’Connor, RNC<br />
Phone: 814-534-9471</p>
<p>City: Hazleton, PA<br />
Contact: Jane Lashock, RN<br />
Phone: 570-459-5607<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Michael Bono City: Easton<br />
Contact: Amanda Nyce, RN<br />
Phone: 610-250-4116<br />
Surgeon: James Koren, MD</p>
<p>City: Latrobe<br />
Contact: Thersa Bellus<br />
Phone: 724-836-5905</p>
<p>City: Langhorne, PA<br />
Phone: 215 702 7600<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Neil Marymor, Dr Christopher Kaczmiarski</p>
<p>City: York, PA<br />
Contact: Dan Ort<br />
Phone: 717-854-7772<br />
Surgeon: Dr John Monk</p>
<p>City: Lewistown, PA<br />
Contact: Amy McKelvey<br />
Phone: 717-247-2796<br />
Surgeon: Patient-Run</p>
<p>City: Hershey, PA<br />
Contact: Janelle McLeod<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:jmcleod@psu.edu">jmcleod@psu.edu</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr. Robert Cooney, Dr. James Ku, Dr. Randy Haluck</p>
<p>City: Pittsburgh, PA<br />
Contact: Sally Stewart<br />
Phone: 412-531-6177</p>
<p>City: Hazleton, PA<br />
Contact: Jane Lashock, RN<br />
Phone: 570-459-5607<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Michael Bono</p>
<p>City: Fairfield, PA<br />
Contact: Stephen Moats<br />
Phone: 717-762-2494<br />
Surgeon: Dr. James Ku</p>
<p>City: Aliquippa<br />
Contact: Darla Evans, Registered Dietician<br />
Phone: 724-857-1309<br />
Surgeon: New Life Bariatrics</p>
<p><strong>South Carolina Bariatric WLS Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Charleston, SC<br />
Contact: Jacquie Foster<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:jacquiehowe@hotmail.com">jacquiehowe@hotmail.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Dr. Michael Sabback</p>
<p>City: Greer, SC<br />
Contact: Gayle Corbin<br />
Phone: 864-879-2040<br />
Surgeon: Dr. David M. Hall</p>
<p>City: Conway, SC<br />
Contact: Jerrie Vibbert<br />
Phone: 843-234-1725</p>
<p><strong>South Dakota Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tennessee Weight Loss Surgery Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Clarksville, TN<br />
Contact: Amy Lawrence<br />
Phone: 931-431-3542<br />
Surgeon: William Steely</p>
<p>City: Johnson City, TN<br />
Contact: Pat Cline<br />
Phone: 423-245-6198</p>
<p><strong>Texas Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Dallas,TX<br />
Contact: Dwayne Guccione &#8211; Psy Med<br />
Phone: 214-348-5557<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:psymed@msn.com">psymed@msn.com</a></p>
<p>City: Abilene,TX<br />
Contact: Barbara Dahl<br />
325-692-0112 or 325-669-6356<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:barbara@abilene.com">barbara@abilene.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Kenneth Warnock</p>
<p>City: Wichita Falls,TX<br />
Contact: Kim Smith<br />
940-764-3366 or 940-224-995<br />
Email: kimbs@sbcglobal.net<br />
Surgeon: Kenneth Warnock</p>
<p>City: Amarillo,TX<br />
Contact: Karin Lerew, Satellite Support Group Coordinator<br />
Phone: 940-723-0158 or 940-781-9955<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:klerew@prairieskys.com">klerew@prairieskys.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Kenneth Warnock</p>
<p>City: Killeen/Fort Hood, TX<br />
Contact: Doug or Susan Edwards<br />
Phone: Phone: 254-526-1142<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:TexicanKing@hot.rr.com">TexicanKing@hot.rr.com</a><br />
Surgeon: Kenneth Warnock</p>
<p>City: Grand Prairie,TX<br />
Surgeon: Dr. John Alexander</p>
<p>City: Mesquite, TX<br />
Contact: Ken Koshar<br />
Phone: 972-698-6152</p>
<p>City: League City, TX<br />
Contact: Susan<br />
Phone: 281-554-8223<br />
Surgeon: Dr. A. Naaman</p>
<p>City: San Antonio, TX (Lackland AFB)<br />
Contact: Marie Keys<br />
Phone: 210-292-3404<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Goldberg, Bowers &amp; Jenkins</p>
<p>City: Weatherford, TX<br />
Contact: Edwina Himes<br />
Phone: 817-694-0897</p>
<p>City: Denton, TX<br />
Contact: Leah<br />
Phone: 940-382-7321<br />
Surgeon: Daryl A. Stewart M.D.</p>
<p><strong>Utah Gastric Bypass &amp; Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p><strong>Virginia Bariatric Weight Loss Support Meetings</strong></p>
<p>City: Winchester,VA<br />
Contact: Michelle Kniceley or Karol Truetle<br />
Phone: 540-327-8606<br />
or 540-247-3872 Karol<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Glembot and Dr. Bechamps</p>
<p>City: Fredericksburg,VA<br />
Contact: Cathy Peterjohn<br />
Phone: 540-741-1680<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Bradford King</p>
<p>City: Richmond,VA<br />
Contact: Faye S. Ashby<br />
Phone: 804-266-3670<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Neil Hutcher</p>
<p>City: Fairfax,VA<br />
Staple Club<br />
Meets at Inova Fair Oaks Professional building on Monday once a month<br />
Contact: Sally Myers, RD, CPT<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:sallycpt@aol.com">sallycpt@aol.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Washington Gastric Bypass &amp; Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Port Angeles, WA<br />
Contact: Judy Suess<br />
Phone: 360-681-0837<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:judys@wavecable.com">judys@wavecable.com</a></p>
<p>City: Bellingham, WA<br />
Contact: Amy Edminster<br />
Phone: 360-966-0432</p>
<p>City: West Richland, WA<br />
Contact: Carleen Golden<br />
Phone: 509-967-3538</p>
<p>City: Bellevue/Mercer Island/Seattle, WA<br />
Contact: Julia Ziobro<br />
Phone: 425-947-4541 24/7 voice mail<br />
Surgeon: Each of these are local bariatric surgeons; more than ten are represented in there meetings through patients.</p>
<p><strong>West Virginia Gastric Bypass &amp; Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Morgantown, WV<br />
Contact: Debby<br />
Phone: 304-599-1448<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Mark Johnson</p>
<p>City: Bridgeport, WA<br />
Contact: Eileen Brown<br />
Phone: 304-842-5365</p>
<p>City: Huntington, WA<br />
Contact: Joy Nutter<br />
Phone: 526-8278<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Tim Robarts</p>
<p><strong>Wisconsin Bariatric WLS Support Groups</strong></p>
<p>City: Waukesha, WI<br />
Contact: Megan O’Driscoll<br />
Phone: 262-522-8300<br />
Toll Free 888-512-8300<br />
Surgeons: David Engstrand, MD<br />
Manfred Chiang, MD<br />
James Burhop, MD</p>
<p>City: Wausau, WI<br />
Contact: Patricia Unger<br />
Phone: 715-675-4120<br />
Surgeon: Dr. Matthew Johnson</p>
<p>City: Brookfield, WI<br />
Contact: Megan O’Driscoll, RN<br />
Phone: 262-522-8300<br />
Surgeon: Engstrand, Chiang, Burhop</p>
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