(ABS) Group Info

One of many meetings of ABS group, this picture was taken in July 2005 at Ruby Tuesdays in Burlingtion at a going away party for one of our members.

The Alamance Bariatric Surgery Group was founded in late 2004 by a group of people who were in the process of having weight loss surgery or who were post-op.
We pick a place to meet at such as a restaurant, bowling alley or the Gym.
We talk about any and all issues that can occur during the time before and after weightloss surgery.
One argument I get from people who are not in the group is " Why would a bunch of weight loss surgery paitents want to meet in a restaurant. If you are trying to lose weight that is not the place to be" .
How wrong they are. After having this surgery food becomes tricky. Sometimes a person will have a reaction to something that can be very embarrasing such as throwing up or diarreha.
Since each of us know exactly what the other is going through we can lend a shoulder to cry on.
Another important reason is that this is a way for us to re-learn how to eat in a public restaurant. It is a lot harder than you think to re-train yourself how to eat again.

Group Picture

Apr 2006
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