The internet opens avenues to share experiences and help with gastric bypass surgery patients all over the world. You can use the internet to communicate with successful weight loss surgery survivors and to get the latest, in-depth information on diet, exercise, and innovations in surgery.

As for chat rooms, bariatric surgery is underrepresented. You can, however, get up to date support on the internet, and exchange your views with other bariatric surgery patients by email.

Here are a few links to get started.

To compare experiences with other patients by email, visit:

Association for Morbid Obesity Support

You can also reach this site through http://www.obesitysupport.com. The exchanges on this site tend to be very upbeat.

If you want to know about bariatric surgery in more technical detail, consider

The Bariatric Surgery Center

You can also contact them by snail mail or phone:

23 Spring Street, Suite B
Scarborough, Maine 04074

(207)-396-5688

The Bariatric Surgery Center site contains excellent information about the different types of bariatric surgery. The site is designed for bariatric surgeons, but if offers background information that can be valuable to patients.

For a less technical view of bariatric surgery, visit:

Shape Up America!

This is a less technical site that can give you the information you need on continuing your efforts for diet and weight loss right up until the time of your operation - greatly increasing the chances of your success.



And if you need to move to a different part of the country after gastric bypass surgery, you can find new support through:

The American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Listing on this site is not a guarantee that a doctor is familiar with all procedures, but the site only works with physicians certified in bariatric practice.