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Tonight's Mississauga and Area Suppot Group meeting is canceled tonight due to bad weather. Hope to see you at our Feb meeting.

The Mississauga and Area Peer Support Group will be meeting Thurs Jan 19th. Dr Chris Cobourn will be our guest speaker. The meetings are open to all SWLC patients. For more info post or email me. Thanks

The meeting is at the Loblaw's (Heartland location), 5970 McLaughlin Rd, Mississauga (SW corner at Britannia) community room upstairs. 7:30pm - 9:30pm When were you banded at SWLC?

I am the opposite. When I am eating with others I am more careful. It's when I am alone is when food gets stuck.....lol

Hello Friends, The Mississauga and Area Peer Support Group Meeting will be meeting on Thursday, November 18th. 2010. It’s ZUMBA night.! There will be a women that will give us a Zumba demonstration. Our regular meeting will follow. It should be a fun night. Clothing exchange....If you have any clothes that no longer fit you bring them in, maybe someone can use them. The meetings are open to all SWLC patients. For those who live outside the area please feel free to attend. For more info please go to the SWLC message board. Wanda

The Mississauga and Area Peer Support Group Meeting will be meeting on Thursday, October 21st. Margeaux Maniatis BASc, RD, the clinical dietitian for the SWLC will be our guest speaker. Margeaux will be taking us back to the basics and bringing us up to speed on the new research principles regarding nutrition and Lap-Band® management. Margeaux strives to deliver information in a simple, easy to understand way, she likes to provide realistic tips/strategies to help with day-today Lap-Band® life, encourages open, informal discussion and invites questions. ask! The meetings are open to all SWLC patients. For those who live outside the area please feel free to attend. I think this is one meeting that you won’t want to miss. For further details go to the SWLC message board. Cheer's Wanda :smile2:

Just a reminder....looks like we will have a good turnout. For more info please go to the SWLC message board. Cheer's Wanda

Hi there, Where were you banded? Many clinic have their own web sites/chat rooms and message boards. They are usually more busy and you may find people that live not too far from you who would like to meet for coffee. Good luck and keep us posted.

Hello All Surgical Weight Loss Clinic patients, Our Mississauga and Area Peer Support Group meetings have started up again. Our next meeting is Thursday Sept 16th. For furture details check out the clinics message board or contact me. Hope to see you there.

Hi Buggie, Where are you getting banded? You may find it helpful to check out the support groups in your area. Keep us posted we are here for you.

I have been fortunate enough to be able to attend all of the symposiums. I really enjoyed the 2008 one and thought for sure there was no way that the 2009 could be better. Well I was wrong. That too was equally informative. But this year, it was as I always say “the best of the best”. The Dr’s were their usual selves. Their presentations were very helpful for newbie’s but also helped us old ones out as well. I found Rose Riesman very good. But Jessie Ahroni I thought was great. Being banded herself she told it like it is. Her presentation was informative as well as very humorous. If she is in the area again I will certainly go to hear her again. Dr Cobourn and the SWLC team did it once again.

Hi an, Have you signed up yet for the symposium and the Fri night meet and greet? If not go to the SWLC board and you can do so. See ya there

I will be going to the symposium and the meet and greet on the Fri night before. I went to the last 2 and found them so so helpful. Hope to see you there!

Hi there Jan, There is a peer support group for all SWLC patients. We meet on the third Thurs of every month. If you go to the SWLC message board you can get all the details. It will be nice if you can make it to the next meeting. I n fact there was a meeting tonight

The Mississauga and area peer support group meeting is on April 15th. See the SWLC message board for the details. www.swlc.ca

Hi Amy, Regarding the SWLC Mississauga and Area Peer Support Group Meetings. If you go to the SWLC web page and go to the message forum. On the index you will see a section for support group meetings. You will be able to see the time, date, location and topic to discusion there. Hope to see you at the meeting and please introduce yourself. I go by the name of Wanda!

SWLC is Surgical Weight Loss Centre it's located in Mississauga Ontario.

Hi there, I don't know if this is any help to you but the Mississauga and Area Peer Support Group meets once a month. It is for all SWLC patients. Our next meeting is on Mar 18th and the topic for discussion is "Emotional Eating". For details please check out the SWLC message board. Cheer's Great North

Your are invited to join with other SWLC bandsters. We have a monthly Peer Support Group that meets on the third Thursday of the month. For details please contact me or visit the clinics web site.

Just a reminder.....the peer support group meeting is tomorrow night. All SWLC patients welcome!

Does anyone where I can buy Optifast?

Hi Freespirit, Where did you get banded at? I may know a few people to pass this message on to.

Thanks for posting the symposium. I'm all signed up and can't wait. Last years was real good. Lots of helpful info and great meeting others.

I had my surgery at the Surgical Weight Loss Centre in Mississauga ON. The clinic Dr’s and staff are awesome. Like Doddie said a lot depends on how long you will need to be on the pre op diet. In many cases I have read on the clinics message board people have been banded as little as two to 3 weeks after their consultations. There are 3 Dr’s at the clinic so the wait is shorter than most clinics. Check out as many clinics as possible and make sure that you are comfortable with the surgeon and staff. Also check out their web sites and read what the patients have to say about the support and after care that is provided. I have never regretted going to Dr Cobourn at the SWLC. It was the best decision I ever made. Good luck and let us know when you are getting banded.

Dr. C is the best of the best. You are in good hands. I was banded by him and have never regreted it. You will find that the clinic staff will be there for you every step of the way. The SWLC also has a very active web site of thier own. Good luck