Welcome to the Sentara CarePlex Hospital Lap Band support group. This is a support group for people who have had an Adjustable Gastric Band implanted, and for those who are researching this surgery for obesity. The Bariatric Program Coordinator for Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Susie Rohling, moderates this group with the help of Paul Kuchta a patient of Dr.Clark.

This group offers a safe support outlet where members can share their successes, questions and experiences with one another. Membership for this group is moderated, which means you may wait a day or two before your membership is approved and you can begin posting to the group.When you are sending in your membership request please tell us who your docotr is, this is to help eleminate spam from our group. You will receive an email when your membership is approved. If you have any problems joining please send an email to tpk1970*at*cox.net (change the *at* to @ due to spam mail picking my email up)

DISCLAIMER: This is a group for patient support only - NOT for medical advice. Any information here should not be considered as advice equal to that of a qualified medical person.