It's something I take VERY seriously! Making sure I pay attention to what my Dr's tell me! I know some people choose to take their own routes, but for me personally I know that's not a safe thing to do and I'm not going to risk what could happen should I ignore my Drs.

Now I just get to wait, which is anxious enough, lol But I'm confident that the eval went well and that I'm clear minded enough and stable with a great support system in place so that I have every chance of success with this surgery!! My biggest worry is because I'm Bipolar and because there's a double depression Diagnosis and the anxiety that it will damage my chances of approval! I PRAY to God is Doesn't!!

I am a therapist myself, and to ease your mind a little bit...you are in control of therapy. You collaborate with your therapist to decide what you want to work on. There will be very specific goals to work towards and therapist can give you an idea if the goal is a short-term or long-term goal (they can't, however, tell you how long it is going to take - that is up to you). Therapy is definitely something that can't be done to you. Your therapist is there to help you. And I will also say, fit with the therapist is key. If you don't hit it off with the first one, please say something to the therapist and he/she can recommend someone else. It does not hurt our feelings. It is less frustrating for both parties.

I think you will enjoy it. Most people are very apprehensive about it, but therapy is actually loads of fun. Just think of how much you enjoy talking over a cup of coffee with your best friend. That is the relationship you should be building with the therapist.


Good luck!!!!

Amanda

Glad you are doing better.  Feel free to reach out anytime.  Life happens, or as my boss said to me today, "**** happens." 

I have a dear friend who I love to talk to about stuff with.  We are like soul sisters at work.  She always says, "Love doubles the joy and divides the pain." 

Hugs,
Trish

I am confused about who is "requiring" you to have therapy? Was this suggested after your pre-op psych eval? What did they tell you abuot why the felt you needed therapy?  Do you have a surgery date already scheduled or are you already post-op?
I know of several folks that therapy was strongly encouraged before their WLS. It was NOT to suck money out of the insurance company, instead it was about the therapist feeling uncomfortable recommending someone go ahead with WLS when there appeared to be significant issues that needed to be addressed.
I know that my being in therapy and addressing my issues as it related to food, eating, self image etc is to a huge degree what allowed me to be as successful as I have been over the past year.
I am had pressed to believe a therapist wants to hold you hostage just to get money out of you.

I am so glad I came across your post.  I am only 3 weeks post-op, but I am completely repulsed by eating.  Nothing tastes good, the textures gross me out, and I am avoiding the high calorie foods I use to love.  I am drinking about 4-6 cups of 1% milk daily and taking 3 Flinstones chewables.  I add calcium supplements to my milk about every other day (this is up from only once the previous week, it is my main focus at this point). 

Did anyone else experience this repulsion to food??  Does it go away?  If not, I want to get help now before this becomes a hard to break habit, do I just go to a nutritionist?

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions anyone has.