Support Groups

Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups In Portland

Portland, OR:  Support Group Schedule at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital  Address: 1015 NW 22nd Ave, Portland, OR  97210

Wistar Morris Conference Room: 1st floor near the Main Entrace of the Hospital

Devers Conference Room: 1040 NW 22nd Ave, floor 2 right off the elevators 

All Meetings are on Wednesday evenings from: 6:30PM - 8:00PM

Note: Schedule is subject to change.  If you do not regularly attend, please call the Legacy Weight Management Institute to verify date, time, and location: Please Call: 503-413-7557.

Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups
Oregon:

Bend: St. Charles Medical Center

• 1st Wednesday of the month: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
• 3rd Wednesday of the month: 6PM - 7:30 PM

Coos Bay: North Bend Medical Center

• 1900 Woodland Drive, Coos Bay Conference Room upstairs
• 7PM – 2nd & 3rd Tuesday of each month
• Contact: Robin, 800-234-1231

Eugene: A group of post-operative patients meet the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00PM at the Eugene Market of Choice on Willamette.
Drop in anytime.

McMinnville: Contact: Carla Galbraith; daytime Mon-Fri 503-435-6518; evenings & weekends- 503-434-5191.  Call for information regarding meeting time and place.

Salem: Contact: Pam Bush for next date: email: pulsar1944@yahoo.com 503-930-0196

• Salem Hospital, Building D - Support Group Room 
• Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:00PM

Yakima: Memorial Hospital – 16th Avenue Station Clinic

• Every Thursday 7PM - 9PM

Online Support Groups and Forums:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/ (Surgeons recommend this one)

http://www.livingafterwls.com

http://www.bsciresourcecenter.com

Sentara Metabolic & Weight Loss Surgery Center has online band and bypass
http://www.sentaraweightloss.com/default/patient-support/support-groups

Thinner Times/Gastric Bypass and Lap Band® Forum - This one has forums-blogs-social groups available for patients
http://www.thinnertimesforum.com

Obesity Support Surgery Group
Lap Band Patients: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GoodSamBandsters/

Gastric bypass Patients: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GoodSambypassers

• Instruction for this site:  Just click “Join this group”.  Follow instructions to sign up.  Every patient will need to go through an approval process.  Approvals are made by site moderators.  Please type in password, “Good Sam Support” in the “comment to owner” box.

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