The widespread use of support groups has provided weight loss surgery patients an excellent opportunity to discuss their various personal and professional issues. Most learn, for example, that weight loss surgery will not immediately resolve existing emotional issues or heal the years of damage that morbid obesity might have inflicted on their emotional well-being.

WOW Support Group Meeting Schedule:

Meetings are held at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, at 12:00pm on the following dates in 2010:

• January 16th
• February 20th
• March 20th
• April 17th
• May 15th
• June 19th
• July 17th
• August 21st
• September 18th
• October 16th
• November 20th
• December 11th

Everyone is invited to attend!

WOW Online:

As of March 1st, 2009, we are introducing our new "WOW Online" Support Group. Our new "WOW" Weight Wellness Yahoo! group is an interactive, fully moderated support group andmessage board system. It is a place for our patients to share their stories and experiences with one another. For user information, or to gain access to WOW Online you must be a patient of SCALES. Please visit our WOW Yahoo! Group or email us at WOW@scales.md for more information.

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