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Support
Surgical Weight Loss Center offers free support groups for all of our patients, before and after surgery! Our support groups are facilitated by Dr. Stephen Ritz, who is one of the few Clinical Psychologists that is a member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Please feel free to attend one of our support groups, which are held at DeKalb Medical Center the 3rd Wednesdayand last Monday are open to all, post-op to 1 year the 2nd Wednesday of every month, and veterans group 12 month post surgery and out 3rd Monday of every month. No Appointment Needed!!! Just show up to the Stubbs Auditorium of the 2665 Professional Building. If one of these meetings falls on a holiday please call 404-501-7903 for meeting date changes.
We also offer an "online" patient forum that is a valuable source of support. It is available through Yahoo Groups under Dr. Appel or Dr. Steinberg.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Appel-Steinberg_OWLS/
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