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2008 Support Group Meeting Dates



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These are the ones for Mt. Carmel's Bariatric Program in Columbus, OH. Maybe someone can post the Riverside and OSU programs' support meeting dates and times. They are held at Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Medical Staff Bldg, which is just to the left of the Emergency Room entrance, in the Auditorium on the 1st floor. Here are the dates.

Jan 7 - New Years Resolutions

Feb 4 - Post Op Patient Panel

March 3 Relationship and Sex Therapist Presenter

April - ANNUAL STYLE SHOW - will be at Polaris Mall - more details to be announced. These are patients at or nearing goal and the mall stores help put them into new outfits and you get to hear their Before and After stories.

May 5 food is a Nutrition Tool

June 2 Vacation Planning

July 7 Self Esteem

August 4 Ask the Expert (Dr. Patrician Choban, MD)

September -- TBD

October 6 Reconstructive Surgery (Dr. Bivik Shah, MD)

November 3 Holiday Planning

December 1 - Patient Panel - The Gift of Weight Loss - Life Changes

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thanks for that list.

everyone needs to go to the fashion show.

i went last year and it brought me to tears!!!

it is so wonderful. i hope it is as good at polaris.

they showed before pictures up on the screen and told a little story.

it was so inspiring to see the people transformed and so happy.

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I'd love to go to the fashion show!!! Count me in!

The next time I go to for my fill (2/21) I will get the list of dates for this year for Riverside. Usually the meetings are the third Thursday of each month. GB patients are from 5:30-6:30 and the LB meetings are from 6:30-7:30. The meetings are held at 500 Thomas Rd. Rooms H&I (Next to Riverside Hospital)

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