If you had to have counseling BEFORE WLS(long)

I have been going and am wondering how common this it pre-op..BCBS denied me because my first Psych Dr. added in her report that I "need it", after telling me verbally that everything went well. I disagree that I need it, but how do you argue and win in this situation. Deep down inside I feel as if I am doing nothing but wasting precious time the longer this goes on. Now I have to keep a food diary for a month and he said he couldn't promise me that the counseling would not go on past the next appt...I have already been 3 times. Also, My Psych Doc keeps mentioning how he has a friend who has had WLS and how he is going through a hard time and tells him this is alot harder than he thought it would be-I KNOW its not going to be a cake-walk, I am commited to making it work because I want my health back! I'm NOT his "friend" so how can he compare me to him? In the past I have gone to a Bariatric clinic and took pills and lost 30 lbs-but had to stop going when the pills started making my heart palpitate, and you guessed it, I gained all of the weight back plus some. I shared this with him and He said "there's the problem right there", I said "What"? And he said you *CHOSE* to stop going and you gained all the weight back..HELLO??? What about the heart palpitations?? I HAD NO CHOICE but to stop going...I wanted to argue him down on this point but that wouldn't have helped me, so I am failing to see where this is doing me alot of good...can anyone else relate?

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