I have my psyc appointment Tues

I am on my way! I got the psyc appointment Tuesday and then all I'll have left to do is the Upper GI and the Nutritionist appointment! Any words of advice about the psyc appointment? I'm kinda nervous about this one. I have had some hard times in my life and I'm a teeny bit afraid he will ask about some of those things and say that I need to get those out of my head or something before I can lose weight.. All kinds of crazy thoughts! LOL  I have lost a brother to suicide and I lost a sister to a rare disease.. I have also had lots of relationship troubles..geez, I deserve to lose this weight and feel better!

Any advice about Tuesday's appointment?

Cindy

Hi Cindy,

It's nice to meet you. My name is Barbara and I'm somewhat of an "Old Timer" here. I had my surgery about 16 months ago. I want you to know that the psych appointment is there to help you, not hinder you. I'm sooo sorry hear of your loss and trials. While I'm sure that your provider will look at those issues and others so that they can see the whole person, I have found that overall, they are looking to see if you are in healthy stable place now so that you can absorb the riggors of the emotional roller coaster ride you are about step onto. That said, I will share with you that I suffer from dibilitating, serious, clinical depression that was bad enough at one time that my Dr would not consider suggesting that I undergo WLS. Eventually I got better and was able to persue WLS. When I had my psych consult, they wanted to know if I truly understood what I'd be undertaking and if I had the tools and resources at my disposal to ensure my success. They were concerned about my mental health and asked me to undergo weekly counseling sessions. Of course, I complied. They suggested this to ensure my success, not to put a road block in my way. I want you to know that I'm doing well and appreciate the concern the my psychologist showed.

Take care and let us know how you are doing as you proceed.

All the best,

Barb

Thank you so much Barbara. I am on meds for depression also and I truly believe that it will help if I could lose this weight. I sure hope that I don't have to wait. I understand with the great help of this board all that the surgery entails and I know it's going to be hard work, but I know it will be worth it!
Thanks for your words of encouragement!

Cindy

 I've posted this before, but copied and pasted my post for you.

I went through the process with Duke and am scheduled for surgery on 10/30.


I think my process might have been a little different, my appointment was scheduled only nine days after my brother died and I was an emotional basket case.  I basically told her that I was having panic attacks, not sleeping and taking xanax to get through the day and on top of that I was anxious about getting addicted to xanax because I was taking it daily.  She assured me that .25mg of xanax two times a day, nine days after a death in the family does not make an addiction, and while I knew that on an intellectual level, it made me feel better to hear it. 

My psych tests were normal though I did score high on the anxiety and depression scales.  I have struggled with anxiety my whole life and she made sure that I had skills to deal with anxiety and that the depression was situational and not out of proportion with the loss.

She said she didn't have any concerns about clearing me for surgery as long as I felt I was doing better over the next few months.

So that is my novel, but if I can make it through in that state, I think most people can.

Thanks Sam, I am very sorry about your brother, I`m sure that was very hard on you. Thanks for you kind words, that helps a lot knowing that it won't be as tough on me as I was thinking it could be! Good luck with your surgery on 10/30! hopefully I won't be too far behind you!

Cindy

My psyc appointment went great! Was nothing at all to worry about!

Now just the Upper Gi and then the Nutritionist!