psych evaluation
If I remember correctly maybe 30 or so questions, could be a little more or less. It has been over a year and a half for me so I am a little fuzzy. It seemed to me that they were wanting to know that I had real expectations for surgery and that I understood the risks. None of the questions are hard. I got the feeling from some of the questions and how they were asked, that the intent was to see if in certain situations if I would put blame on others for my actions. Maybe it was just my take on them. I just took my time and thought about what they were asking and answered honestly. At the end of the interview she told me That she thought I had a good grasp of the situation and didn't see any reason why I shouldn't have surgery. I had Lisa for my Psych eval. she is a really nice person. All the people there have been really good to me. Angie was my Nut, again a very nice person. She will give you take aways that will tell you what lies ahead and what is expected of you. I had to do a six month pre-cert for my insurance, I had to see a doctor, ( my PCP), and a Nut every month for six month for a supervised diet. I could have went to another Nut. but I chose to see her because I figured she would know what the insurance co. was looking for. They will tell you that you have to go on a low fat diet prior to surgery. I followed it to the letter. It is to shrink your liver. My surgery only took 55 minutes. Dr. Wheeler said it was because I followed the diet and it made his job easier. Good luck, pan head
