If I don't find someone to do my Psych Eval My surgery will be canceled!!! Help!!!!

I scheduled an appointment with someone on sunday of all days she never showed up now my surgery is scheduled 10/2 if I don't find someone quick it will be canceled! Please Help if you know of anyone taking new patients that can see me this week! Any help is appreciated.

On a Sunday??? That sounds a little fishy to me. Call her back..reschedule on a weekday. Or, call your doc and ask who you should see. My doc had a built in Psychologist in the office. Best of luck to you!!

I went to a Laura something, she's in Toms River, she only takes weight loss surgery patients! She is accepting new patients, she's very nice and her office staff is great. I am sure if you call and tell her your situation they would try and get you right in. I will get her business card, be right back. Her name is Laura Robbins, I don't have her phone number, but she is located at 833 Rt. 37W, Toms River NJ 08755. She is great. I have Horizon BCBS and needed a referral to see her from my primary care. Good luck. Michelle Brennan

Thanks Michelle ! I called her but she states she is a nutritionist and does not do the evaluations, but she did give me a name of a psychologist that might do it for me I left him a message lets hope he calls back. Ill keep you posted. Thanks again so much

Madeline~ I am so sorry! I know she is a nutritionist, I don't know what I was thinking! I need to eat more! At least she was able to give you the name and number of a psych. that can help you. I can't believe I did that...... like I said, my brain is turning to mush, I need to eat more Michelle Brennan

This may be too far for you, call Pennsylvania Hospital and ask for their behavioural heath department. You might be able to get an eval there as they run support groups. That is where I had my Psych eval. Good luck. Jeanne

i used a dr. holly gaul in sea girt, and i was also a patient of dr. noyan, who i loved by the way. did he give u a list of docs, her phone number is on the list. if not, message me back and i will try to find it for you. or call his office tomorrow, they should have it. p.s. i happen to work in lakewood NJ which has a big orthodox jewish community and they would make sunday appointments, but i really dont know if that applied in your case. good luck, hugzzzzzzzzz jacki

Thank you all for your responses and Ideas! I really needed to hear from other OH'ers today I was so frustrated and depressed about the whole thing. I originally had an appointment with holly. She gave me an appointment for 6:30 I got out of work at 5:30 with traffic and mapquest directions(I don't know new jersey very well) I got there at 720 and she couldn't take me. Then my appointment was with another psychologist for sunday as i said in my earlier post. that saturday night my mother inlaw was taken to the hospital in allentown pa. I left the hospital that morning at 9:50 am with again mapquest directions. well I got to that appointment 15 min late and the psychologist couldnt wait I guess . well after contacting doctor noyans office I was told that they couldnt do anything more for me. that I could call them when I got it all done. Well I felt heart broken and alone. It seems as if everything is against my surgery. I spent two days in my office calling doctors instead of working. Although Dr. Noyan is a great, compassionate and informative doctor . His office staff has left me feeling as if I had to earn this surgery somehow. I just don't understand if my insurance is paying them why is it that I have to do all the work. grrrrrr. Anyway maybe I'm just frustrated. Anyway I called the psych that my appointment was for sunday she reschedueled me for next sunday. I hope nothing else happens. It's enough having do deal with all the negative feed back from family and friends about the surgery and insurance issues, that I don't want to continue the next few weeks fighting doctors too. Anyway thanks agian all of you. I really needed the support and you guys came thru. (sorry for the will and testament)

I don't know why your doctor isn't being more helpful with this. About a week after seeing Dr. Jean-Baptiste I got a call from JFK Behavioral Health telling me that they got authorization from BC BS and wanted to set up my appointment. It was easy and painless!

Well it's been his staff really. I really thing think the doctor has good intentions, he actually gives out his cell phone number what doctor do you know that does that. But Yes I have felt alone and not supported by the staff it seems like I'm such a bother to them. I have to leave a lot of messages just to get one called returned and just the fact that I had to do all that work trying to find doctors to do what they were requesting of me. My insurance's infomation in regards to local doctors is very out dated so that made it even worse. But I guess as long as he is a good doctor I will deal with it.