We have a FB page for the support group folks called Deminishing Returns. I'll invite you to the group after you add me as a friend. It is more active than the OH page, but nothing like it used to be.
Hope you're doing we'll!

 Golly, I"m so, sorry you've been left adrift for so long!  This site used to be so active but since FaceBook took over the planet, well, you know how it goes. Everyone is there and not here. 

What type of products are you looking for?  Let me know and I'll try to steer you in the right direction. There are things around town, but you have to know where to look, and I have a ton of online resources, too. 

Our support group is in a bit of disarray, but hopefully all will be worked out before the next scheduled meeting on Nov 8th.  I used to be the leader of the group, and that's part of what is happening, so let me know what I can do.

we have a facebook page called Deminishing Returns that is a closed group, meaning it's by invitation and no one but the members see the posts. Very nice to have a way to communicate without the whole world chiming in!
Friend me on FB.....Susan Estes Higgins and I'll get you in. 
We'll support each other by hook or by crook!

personally, IMO, I think you might be getting TOO much protein.  Two protein scoops, two protein bars plus your meals could put you into the danger zone.  JMHO

Golly, NO!  Couldn't wait to get rid of the thing....lol!

Hey everyone!!!

Post op support group meets in the Doctor's dining room, far right hand corner of the cafeteria. Basement level, Baptist Hospital.

6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

I'll be there, will you???

HI there,

This used to be such a great and active board, but, sadly it just isn't that way anymore. I'm almost 5 yrs post op (Dr Gibbs), and relied on info that this board had for me so much, I don't know what I would have done without it.
I know that some folks who are years out like me, have "moved on", meaning we pretty much have our acts together now and are enjoying life as we should.....eating right, exercising and enjoying the second chance at life that WLS gave us.

Some, unfortunately, have fallen by the wayside because they didn't do as well as they (or their doctors) expected, or they have regained weight. It's embarrassing and heartbreaking for them, and those of us here!  We don't judge, but it's hard to come to a place where everyone is excited about losing weight and either admit you've gotten yourself into a bad situation.

Then there are some folks who I've spoken to who don't like the fact that some of the doctor's offices seem to use this forum to advertise their practices. I haven't noticed it much myself, but some have and have commented to me about it.

For whatever reason people are missing, I hope that maybe we can get things going again. There ARE lots of WLS patients out there, I know because I see the pre-ops every month at Baptist. So, maybe if some of you get and keep the ball rolling, we can make this an active board again. I'll try to do my part!

Your surgery date is my birthday!  I'll be one year older and you'll be starting a new life! Good luck

What a nice surprise to see that pretty yellow rose!

Hi Kathy,

I live in Central AR, just outside of Little Rock. We moved here almost 6 years ago from San Diego....what a change! But....it's one we would do again in a heart beat.

Housing is certainly less expensive, gas is usually about thirty cents cheaper per gallon than what my family pays at home. Tornado season is no fun, and they can get some pretty impressive snow falls in the NW corner of the state, but you're from IL, so that shouldn't bother you. The scenery is beautiful, shopping isn't as great as home, but then, we don't spend $$ like we used to. 

We don't regret moving here, and some of our family members would come here too if they weren't upside down in their mortgages.  We got out of CA just before the fall of the real estate market.

People are very friendly and have been super nice to us while we were learning our way around. The culture is different than CA, but that was expected and is generally warm and hospitible. Every where you go you'll find someone who doesn't want "strangers" moving into their areas, so when we run into those types we just ignore them. Mostly people wonder why we came here from such a beautiful place and I remind them that AR is just as beautiful as where we lived in San Diego(away from the coast).

Good luck!

Sorry, Denise, no meeting because of the weather. Hope to see you on the 10th of March!

There you go.....no meeting due to the weather.

Dr Love will speak at next month's meeting March 10th

When Gibbs did mine in '06, I think the cash price was about $17 K