Patients who have had weight loss surgery or have been scheduled for surgery are welcome to attend support group meetings.

The Saturday morning support group meets the second Saturday of each month from:

10 to 11:00 a.m. at
St. Francis Health Center,
1700 SW 7th St., Second Floor,
Meeting Room 1

2012 Dates:

• January 14
• February 11
• March 10
• April 14
• May 12
• Jun 9
• July 14
• August 11
• September 8
• October 13
• November 10

• December 8

The Tuesday evening support group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis Sports Medicine Center, 801 SW S.W. Fairlawn in Topeka, Kansas. Support group will meet from 6 to 6:40 p.m. followed by an aerobic and strengthening exercise class for those who would like to participate. 

2012 Dates:

• January 24
• February 28
• March 27
• April 24
• May 22
• June 26
• July 24
• August 28
• September 25
• October 23

• November 27

(Due to the holidays, there is no Tuesday evening support group in December.)

Effective July 2010, the exercise classes that have been held every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. will be moved to Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. EXCEPT for the fourth week of the month, which is support group. On the fourth Tuesday of every month we will continue to have support group from 6 to 6:40 p.m., followed by an aerobics/strengthening class from 6:45 to 7:30p.m.

For questions about support group, contact Brenda Holliday, bariatric surgery coordinator, at 785-228-4773.

For questions about the exercise class, contact the St. Francis Sports Medicine Center at 785-228-1700.