waco, tx. pinpal needed i am new at this...

 hi my name is kim i will be 40 in april and i am very new at this i am wanting the gastric bypass but i am very nervous i go to my first seminar feb. 17th and im very excited about it any advice for a beginner i am looking forward to hearing from you...

hi Kim, my name is Julie. i am south of you in Alice. its about 55 miles west of corpus Christi. i had my surgery done on Sept. 1, 2009. i have lost 88 lbs. so far. i am new to this site too, but have gotten a lot of information from it so far. add me as your friend and email me whenever you like and ask me anything. i will be honest and up front on anything you have to ask. hope to help you through this wonderful journey.

hi julie thank you so much for responding to me wow that is awsome that you have lost 88 lbs. i weigh 275 lbs. i want the gastric bypass... i am excited about this journey but scared at the same time i am really scared about the psychological evaluation i have some mental problems and i am scared they are going to deny me what kind of questions do they ask if you dont mind me asking i go to my first ceminar feb. 17th im very excited what happens after the ceminar what is next thank you again for responding and answering my questions hope to hear from you soon...
 

well for psych eval, i went to an independent psychologist because i was cash pay and it was cheaper. the dr. worked with one out of his office. he went over the different feelings i may have, how to cope with those feelings, and why was i doing the surgery. it was pretty simple. i feel that everyone has some issues, mostly caused by the weight. don't worry about it too much. you'll do fine. now for the steps to take after the seminar, every dr. is different, but it went fast for me because of being cash pay. i did my paper work, made the appt. for the psych eval, then scheduled my surgery date. if you have ins, that will be paying then it will take a little longer. usually about 6 months. your dr. will let you know what steps to follow. and to let you know my pre-op weight was 262, so everything will be just fine for you. let me know how everything goes at the seminar.

good morning i have medicaid so it will probably take a good while im guessing ... my email address is [email protected] if you ever want to email me i appreciate all of your help hope to hear from you soon and hope you have a wonderful day