Wish Center Help!!!

I am very depressed becasue I went to my consult today and they said I am a good candidate except they want me to see a therapist for my frustration and stress. They dont want me to use food as a comfort. So now along with having to do a 3-4 month 6 meal a day diet and exercise 6 days a week I have to see a therapist on top of it all. I want to cry, the one thing i didnt think would hurt me did. Can anyone tell me if this has happened to them? Do they approve you after doing the counseling. They said I cant have the surgery if I dont do the counseling to. Help I need reassurance. Rebecca

Rebecca, I did not have to go to any extra cousuling but I do know that they try, try, try their hardest to make sure that you will make it to the end result of having surgery. They would not recommend this unless they thought that there wasn't a need for it. During your pre-op appointment she must have seen that you just were not quite ready to take the big step of surgery and that you just need some extra help. They are making sure that there aren't any stumbling blocks for you when you are PO. Did you see Dr Stickler or Dr Pujaara during your first pre-op appointment? Both of these ladies are excellant in their field. I have been through 3 PO support groups with them. These support groups are for PO patients only, but that is another story. What I was trying to say is that they are the type of DRs that really make a person think and are very perceptive in their observations of what is being said to them. They are both trained in therapy for eating disorders. They would not have suggested you to get additional help if they did not think it was necessary. Did they offer any help as to who you should go see? Give one of them a call and ask; I am sure that they will point you in the correct direction. Just remember they are there to bring you around to a "healthy" end result of having WLS but sometimes there are a few extra steps that you have to take in the process to get there. They kept drumming that into my head while I was on the practice diet for me to call and speak with any of the specialists if I had a question during that time, they were there to help me. I am also here to help you if you need it. The offer is still open, we can talk on the phone if it helps. Just drop me an e-mail and let me know if you want to do that. In answer to your question, I have read of many people on this site and other WLS sites that have gone through this extra counseling and came out fine and had their surgery. Look at it as a learning time for yourself. Good luck sweetie.

I was getting a little down last summer at this time going thru the process. If I had known how good I would feel a year later I would have been jumping for joy. Do as the good Doctors tell you and by next summer you should be a very happy camper.

thanks for all the advice guys it helps greatly