Psych Eval done

Just returned home from Portland after my psych eval today. Well, it proven now, I'm not crazy!! He even said so!! Now on to the next steps! Bil

Bill - Congrats!!! I found out I am not crazy either! - well, maybe a little crazy, but that just makes life more fun! I found the rest of the steps to be very enlightening! I didn't know that I was in such poor health. I mean I knew I was completely out of shape and overweight (morbidly obese), but I didn't know that I was diabetic, had sleep apnea, lipedema, high blood pressure and asthma. How would I know I had those things if I never went to the doctor? I didn't want to go to the doctor, because he might tell me I was fat! STrange how I can live in denial for such a long time! Best of luck with your journey! Gayla

I agree Gayla, it has been an enlightening journey. Thanks! Bil

Bil Congratulations, hopefully that will be the last hoop to jump through. It should be all down hill from here. How are you doing with the cpap machine? Hope your use to it by now. I now have a date. June 8th up at OHSU. My meeting with the surgeon is May 7th. I hope that you that your right behind me Randy

Thanks Randy, I tolerate the CPAT. ;) I can sleep 5-6 hours with it a night. I don't feel any additional energy because of it, but it isn't bothering my sleep. So for that I am thankful! I hope to find out dates soon so I can start to prepare here at work. Bil

Cogratulations Bill. It's always nice to get those steps completed. I could have told you, you are not crazy! LOL The hoops we must jump through for this procedure huh? Before you know it, you will be on the losers bench with us. Darla

Thanks Darla, I hope to be there in June sometime!! Bil

That's great Bil. I guess if we didn't worry so much about the psych evaluation it would probably indicate a bit of a problem. Who likes to be scrutinized though? Not me! Getting that done is another piece of commitment towards getting surgery. In retrospect I don't think I could have not eventually gotten surgery once I had started doing the steps towards getting it. It would have been hard to go back to the state of denial I needed to not be miserable with my weight (which I was anyways). Good luck to you. We are rooting you on! Patty

Thanks Patty. I agree, getting through all my denials, doubts and fears has been the best part of this journey! Bil

Congrats Bil! I hope you get quick approval and can pick a good surgery date for your schedule. I submit my last report this weekend. Hopefully, I will hear by the end of next week when I can have my surgery. Linda