Question:
after a psychological evaluation what comes next to be approved?

   — sweetntangy (posted on October 15, 2009)

October 15, 2009
Well, I had to have a pulmonary function workup, an EGD (where they put a tube down your throat to take a look at your stomach - and I made them put me out for it!), and a cardiology workup including stress test and echocardiogram. My surgeon also orders sleep study tests for virtually all of his patients. I don't know how I escaped it, unless it's because I told him I didn't snore and didn't have any symptoms of sleep apnea. But these tests are all pretty painless, and it's good to have all this information before you go into a major surgery like this. You don't want anything going wrong. If your surgeon DOESN'T order these tests, I'd be really worried.
   — Erica Alikchihoo

October 15, 2009
Well, I had to have a pulmonary function workup, an EGD (where they put a tube down your throat to take a look at your stomach - and I made them put me out for it!), and a cardiology workup including stress test and echocardiogram. My surgeon also orders sleep study tests for virtually all of his patients. I don't know how I escaped it, unless it's because I told him I didn't snore and didn't have any symptoms of sleep apnea. But these tests are all pretty painless, and it's good to have all this information before you go into a major surgery like this. You don't want anything going wrong. If your surgeon DOESN'T order these tests, I'd be really worried.
   — Erica Alikchihoo

October 15, 2009
After the psych work up, I had about two hours with the exercise department, then about an hour with dietary department after all that was done I had to sit thru a full day class on why we eat what we do and when we eat.
   — Barb Jones

October 16, 2009
Hi Cenia, I think it really depends on your doctor's pre-exam as to what tests you will have. For example, my doctor detected a heart murmur which I had never been diagnosed with before so she requested and EKG and a follow-up appointment with a cardiologist just to make sure everything was ok. I didn't have a stress test but I did have an sonogram of my heart which was sufficient to take me off of the "high risk" surgical list and release me for surgery. Then it was suggested that I have a colonoscopy. This was not necessary for gastric bypass but because of my age it was a suggestion from my doctor for my health's benefit. So it will probably really depend on you doctor's pre-exam as to what other tests you'll need. Good luck with your surgery!!
   — annteekee