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Here is where you can learn step -by - step directions on how to post on our site.

This section is designed to allow HCBS's patients and others to post information and extchange messages.

Here is the link that you can use to add your own Ticker Factory to your signature. This is a way for you to keep track of your weight loss.

This section is for all New Members. Why not tell us a little about yourself and maybe which surgery you are looking into having.

Here you can find out how someone is doing after surgery.

In this section we can post a topic that you would like to discus with other members here. It can be anything that is related to the surgery Post Op / Pre Op.

Here post an available time and date when you can meet in the chat room with another member.

The Journey Continues. Here we can talk openly about weight gain that some might be experiencing years after surgery.

Click the link and lets go chat in a room.

You have clothes you want to give away. You need clothes after loosing some weight. Please post here.

Post your favorite pictures here.

Post your journey with obesity and your success and failure. Tell your story with surgery and recovery.

Darby is a Gastric Bypass Patient who is also a comedian that wants to share some of his jokes with us.

Post here issues related to your loved ones and family. Share your feelings about their support or lack of it. Make arrangements to go out for dinner with other members of our support group.

Tell us when you are having your sugery.

If you have had your surgery already please post the date here that, you had it.

Who's Birthday Is It Today? Check here to see. Leave a Birthday wish for members here.

Talk to our Program Coordinator, Linda Gordon, RN, ask questions, learn more about your surgery and after care , register your concerns.

Here you can post any Food or Vitamin questions you have for Pat. She will get back to you as soon as possible.

This section will allow you to extchange information about food items, new recipes, and related matter.

Here is the place to post your ideas of exercise, your success or failure with exercise. Also if you know of a new gym share it with the others.

Have questions about vitamins or discovered a new form of vitamins in the market, please post here.

You can ask Mary Lee any question about problems or difficulties you might be having. She is our new Licensed Clinical Social Worker for our group. Best of all she has walked in our shoes.

Doc Russ is a Betterness Coach. He also had the Lap Band many years ago. Check out his section here for valuable information.

Here you can read about our meeting and if we had any quest at our meeting.

Dr Allam and Pat will each choose a topic to discuss at our monthly meeting. The topic will be posted here.

Here are copies of papers that are handed out at our monthly meetings.