New to this with a Surgery Date of Oct 20th!

Hello All,

I live here in Utah but am having my surgery done in AZ due to my insurance provider.  I was wondering if there are any support groups I could attend locally? 

Thank you for your help

G

I had my surgery from Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians. They have monthly support groups (free) and access to other support groups where there is a slight fee.

I believe you'd be welcome to attend their group. Their website is:

www.utahbariatrics.com/about/news/

Another local group is Bariatric Medicine Institute. It looks they have have more frequent support groups. Their website is:

www.bmiut.com/weight-loss-seminars/

Both RMAP and BMIUT are a Center of Excellence (which is very important for quality care).

I'm on the road quite a bit and have often "crashed" support groups in other areas. I've always been welcomed and I've found the WLS community to be very open and supportive.

Thank you for all the great information. 

the University of Utah Hospital also have a support group. 

http://healthcare.utah.edu/bariatricsurgery/support_group.html