I will be moving to Northern Virginia from California in a few weeks. I would love to find a support group to join. Any ideas?

I am in NOVA, and i am hoping to find information also. thanks

My surgeons office has a support group in Reston. It is the first Monday of each month. I am attending tomorrow. It is at 6pm in the Reston Hospital west wing conference room C. Their number is 703-709-9701

Hi, I will be moving to Leesburg, VA next month from Southern Calif. Let me know if you find a support group. BECAUSE I AM SORELY IN NEED!
Thanks

I moved from Southern California to Leesburg last week. Still looking for one. Maybe you and I can start one?

The doctor in Reston will not let me join the groups unless I pay a transfer fee.

I can't even get a return call after two tries to discuss. Not a good sign. I am going to look for another doctor to interact with.

Check Inova Fairfax Hospital. I am told that they have a group the first Tuesday of the month. Information is from the nutritionist in my surgeons office. I have a fill scheduled in a couple of weeks. I need to get the contact information for myself, so I will pass it along. You might also find something on the Inova Fairfax website.

Looking forward to seeing you all at a meeting soon.

Might be a bit far but when I was at the GW University Hospital's info session, I asked if I could still attend their support group if I had the surgery elsewhere (more just curious because I clicked with one of the nurses) and they said yes. So maybe give them a try? It's not hard to get to at ALL from I-66 or 395 (once you know your way around this tangled mess of an urban area that is).

I never located either a doctor or support group in NoVa. I still fly to LA to see my doctor there.

I am sorry that you were not able to find a doctor or support group. I know it is common for doctors to charge a transfer fee to take on new patients. I love my doctor and his staff in Reston. (Dr. Robert Pinnar)
But since there seems to be quite a few of us living in Leesburg we could start one ourselves. Let me know if you guys like this idea!

I would love if we could start something up in Leesburg. I don't care if it is just getting together for some coffee or water or whatever at a coffee house or something once every few weeks.

How would you like to get this happening?

I highly recommend Drs. Halmi and Tran of Virginia Weight Loss Surgical Center. They have offices in Vienna and Woodbridge. They have a great dietician (who lost 100 pounds!) and a good nurse practitioner, as well as a plastic surgeon on board. I was well educated in terms of knowing what this was about, and what it would involve.

I don't know their policy about accepting patients banded elsewhere, but it's worth a try. I have a high degree of trust in both doctors. The receptionist in Vienna makes an effort to learn everyone's name. :-)

Orea is right, Dr.'s Halmi and Tran, as well as their staff, are amazing. You DO NOT have to be a patient of to attend the support group meetings. They have 2 per month. More information can be found at Support Groups - Virginia Weight Loss Surgery Center.