The Plus Side Blog Entry May 2023

Blog Entry May 023

Welcome May Flowers! May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here are a couple of good links to review.
https://www.orlandohealth.com/content-hub/bariatric-surgery-and-mental-health-what-you-need-to-know

https://oldedelmarsurgical.com/blog/mental-health-after-bariatric-surgery/

AGH Bariatric Center News:

The bariatric binder is available on our website. Please refer to it frequently for your bariatric educational needs. Here is the link:

https://www.atlanticgeneral.org/documents/THIS-IS-THE-RIGHT-ONE-Revised-Bariatric-Binder-3-2022.pdf

Surgical Nutrition Times:

*Please make every effort to keep your assigned dietitian appointment times so that we can document these visits & try to keep you each moving along in your program visits.

Surgical Preoperative Education:

We are proud to announce that we will be holding classes for preoperative education instead of holding these visits separately from now on. Patients preparing for surgery will sign up for a pre-op class once their program visits are completed & they have been given a surgery date. Classes will be held at the hospital so patients can get a feel for how their surgery day will go. Our nurse Mary Mullins, RN will share important facts & be ready to answer all of your questions.

Surgical & Non-Surgical Support Group Times: Time & Format of Groups May Vary Depending on Circumstances. Read emails for directions each week regarding whether group will meet in person or via Zoom. Call the office if you have any concerns or questions about this.

1^st Wednesday NO SUPPORT GROUP

2^nd Wednesday from 5:00-5:30 pm *Catered to Non- Surgical Patients.

3^rd Wednesday NO SUPPORT GROUP.

4^th Wednesday from 5:00-5:30 pm *Catered to Surgical Patients.

There will not be a meeting if there is a 5^th Wednesday in the month.

Zoom link as follows:

https://atlanticgeneral.zoom.us/j/93872121574

We have gone back to separating the surgical & non-surgical support groups in an effort to offer enhanced program structure & consistency for each group of patients. There is no penalty for not attending support groups. Simply attend if, and when you wish. Both surgical and non-surgical patients may attend both types of groups if they wish to do so. Contact the office if you have questions please.

Free Surgical Information Seminar Times:

We offer the surgical seminar on-line as an alternative for those of you with busy schedules & transportation challenges. Go to: https://www.atlanticgeneral.org/Our-Services/Bariatric-Weight-Loss-Services/Attend-a-Webinar.aspx to access this. Once you have viewed the recorded seminar, you will may take the quiz at the end. Once you have completed the quiz and received a passing score of 80% or better, you can call to make an appointment with one of our surgeons. If unable to view the seminar on-line, you may schedule an in-person information session. However, this will be scheduled as a billable visit.

Free Non-Surgical Information Seminar Times:

We offer our non-surgical seminar on-line as well as the surgical one. You may view the seminar on-line if you wish to or attend the in-person seminar at the beginning of the month. Go to: https://www.atlanticgeneral.org/Our-Services/Bariatric-Weight-Loss-Services/New-Direction-Medical-Weight-Loss-Program/New-Direction-Webinar.aspx to access the video. Once you have viewed the video, you can call to make an appointment with our nurse practitioner. If unable to view the seminar on-line, you may schedule an in-person information session. However, this will be scheduled as a billable visit.

For questions, please contact our office @ 410-641-9568