psych eval/consult and nut eval/consult

 I am so glad I found this website---inspiration advice and information -- THANK YOU!!!  SOoooo  while I am dealing with insurance madness..... I have my first appt. with surgeon ( that may have to refer to me another--due to insurance--and then I guess the next steps are the pysch. eval and nut appt.----- What can I look forward to??  Any help here? thank you all----  I read/lurk much more than I can post---as I do this at work---- but the website has been 9 and will be) a rock for me!

Glad you found OH, you will love it here!!! It is a great place for support, WLS education, and GREAT friends!!! You don't have to just lurk though, we don't bite too hard!!! lol  None of those appointments are any big deal, relax and be yourself!!  May God bless your journey!!! Keep us posted!  big hugs, Becky

Thank you for the welcome!  And I only lurk cuz I am at work.....so it's hard to be too active on the boards.... ( if you see my profile--- I haven't had a chance to write anything yet----but I will as I learn how to----and the quiet times at work!   I appreciate your reply-----I just don't want to say something "stupid" on either of those appointments!  I've wanted to do the surgery for over 6 years...finaly may have the insurance to cover! Everybody's stories help us all so much! Thank you!

Hi,  The psych eval was a breeze, The doc mailed me a multiple choice test to take prior to my appointment, it was about 400 questions. Dont stress, they are very easy and many are duplicate questions. He then ran them through a machine to score them and I found out I am normal (good to know). He wanted to know my past diet history, past health issues, and wanted to know if my family and friends support me in the decision to have WLS. It took about 45 minutes. No biggie.

The nutritionist just talked about diet and the food groups and serving sizes. She really did not cover much related to the WLS surgery. She also wanted to know about health issues w/ me and my family. I learned all the really important stuff about how to eat after surgery at the nutrition class at the Dr. office that every patient must attend.

I was approved for surgery from both visits. I only have to do a colonosocopy this Friday then the Dr. office can submit to the insurance for approval (I had to do a colonosocopy and cardiac stress test as I just hit 50 years old so it is manditory with the surgeon I choose that these additional tests are done).

Best of luck to you in your journey.

Kim B.