Consult today with Dr. Caccuci - 12:00

Well, today is my consult.  The journey has officially begun. 

 

Also, I have the psych eval at 5pm. It will be a long day. 

Thanks LindaKay for watching the girls. I will be there when all is done.

How did it go?????

Consult went well.  Dr. says I am a good candidate for surgery.  The psych eval went well.  Now, I am just waiting on an email from Dr's office telling me what they still need from me or that they submitted it to the insurance company.  Starting the weighting game now.

Scott H.

Hummm they must have changed in the last 5 years... They mailed me the package and I sent it to Anthem myself... I will tell Betty to have the supervisor  look for your folder...helped me a ton!!

Linda Kay

Great Idear.  Thx

Like Tom Petty sings;  "the waiting is the hardest part."  It was for me at least.

Duane

CONGRATS! Your journey has officially begun! I have my initial consult with Dr.Jones in a couple of weeks at St.VIncents and I'm so excited.  How was the psych evaluation? I'm curious what kind of questions were asked and just generally what to expect...

Thanks.  The psych eval was good.  He asked about the past (childhood), present (current meal plan and family life), and future (how do you plan on succeeding after the surgery).  Just remember that he is there to evaluate you and get you on the right path.  I have watched it myself. This surgery can play havic with your emotions both before and after the surgery.  You need to have a good support system in place. 

Only suggestion is to be open and honest.  He is not there to keep you from the surgery, but rather to make it work for you.

Thanks!  A while back I read that 1 in 5 people get denied for WLS from failing psych evals, and the #1 reason they fail is an admittance of food addiction.... So that got me nervous because I would say Im addicted to food! Does anyone have any insight into this??? Anyway, I appreciate the advice, thank you.