Questions about St.Vincent initial consult

So, I have my initial consult with RoseMarie Jones next wednesday and I have a few questions for the people who have experience with St.Vincent.

#1- All the documentation I am supposed to get from my PCP, is that supposed to be faxed by her or am I supposed to bring it with me to the consultation? As of now, when bloodwork gets in my PCP plans on faxing everything including the referral..

#2- Is it absolutley necessary to bring a support person with you to the consult? I would love for my husband or mom to come with me but the day of my appointment falls on a day that neither one of them can get off work! Any previous experience or advice on this matter would be appreciated. If it is strongly reccomended to bring someone Im sure one of my support peeps could manage the day off, but it wont be easy..

#3- Does Dr. Stote, who does the psych evaluations have an office int the same building as the bariatric center or is it in a compleltey different location? I have my psych eval. in the morning and consult in the afternoon.. Any advice or insight into the psych evaluation would be much appreciated.

Thanks so much for your help! I am so grateful to have people who have been through this process to help. Your experience is invaluable!

#1. You can do what you want but the way I did it was that I had the Dr. fax them over and I also had copies that I took with me just in case there was something wrong with the fax.

#2. I recommed that you do take someone else to your meeting with you because it is always better to have a second set of eyes and ears just incase there are questions that you forget to ask.

#3. Not 100% sure on this one but I believe that he IS in the hospital.

Good Luck on your wls!

I had the documentation faxed and had some with me as well.

I did not have a support person with me and really  needed one to be there. If at all possible, find someone to go with you.

Dr. Stote is in the same office that you are going into for your consultation. The eval is a thorough one that will ask you about your family history, eating issues, etc...Mine took about an hour and fifteen minutes. You will get to see what we learned to do in class (Greenwell) where assessment and interview is concerned. 

Let me know how it goes!

1- i brought my paperwork in,, but i imagine it could also be faxed.

2-no it is not absolutely necessary to bring someone one with you to the consultation.. helpful i am sure but not necessary,,, i didnt cause my husband had to work that day.

3-yes dr. stote is right there in the same office in the bariatric center

good luck!!

Thanks so much for your replies! Im a little nervous about the psych eval which is crazy considering Im going to school to be a clinical psychologist! I think I am way more comfortable being the interviewer rather than the interviewee. Thanks again

I had to laugh at your response... while I was thinking... what the worse that could happen?  She'd find out she's a little crazy?  LOL  Aren't we ALL a little crazy to have gotten ourself in the condition we did and then to need surgery to fix it?

Besides, he didn't decide I was crazy... so you'll be fine!!

Frankie

Just look at it like this...it will give you insight into what your future clients feel!!! Fill me in on SMWC...I will be there soon.