Herbert Steger Psychologist Ph.D
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He really listened to me,he weighed my life and experiances.I felt he really cared and held my best interest as the focas.What a nice guy too.
He was the guy I saw for my pre-op psych eval. He was very combative with me and tried to convince me that I was bulimic when I was younger and I WASN'T!! I finally had to tell him "NO I NEVER THREW UP BY CHOICE!" When the eval was over he wouldn't tell me if he was recommending me or not and he never did go over his eval tool, you know the 300+ question thing. He was very frustrating but only one small step in the approval process.
This doctor told me I had an emotional relationship with carbohydrates and I needed to admit that I over ate!!!! Which I don't, I was diagnosed with insulin resistance which made it hard for me to lose weight and easier to gain no matter what I ate!!!! I agree I did make some bad choices about food because my condition drove me to do so, but I never at anytime over ate!!!
Dr. Steger was very professional and caring. He listened intently and offered suggestions when needed. Very personable. Highly recommended.
I thought Dr. Steger was very professional. He seems to have a really in depth understanding of WLS and its benefits and consequeces. Should I be deemed mentally capable or not I feel it is his professional opinion and should counseling be needed I think it would be based on me as an individual and not WLS in general.
WHEN I LEFT HIS OFFICE HE SAID "WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I SAID YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS SURGERY?) I SAID I WOULD KEEP TRYING, AND THEN I THOUGHT ON THE WAY HOME, WHAT IF HE DOES SAY THAT? I SENT A RELEASE OF INFORMATION FOR A COPY OF HIS LETTER TO MY DR. BEFORE I KNEW THAT HE SAID I WAS A GOOD CHOISE FOR THE SURGERY.
I cannot say enough about Dr. Steger..He is so polite, funny, very interested in the weight loss surgery he is even a member of obesityhelp.com and had wls magazines in his office. He was easy to talk to, very good listener and just overall a great person. I learned alot about the surgery just from being in there that short time with him...Very impressed.
I thought he understood PRETTY well, but you can tell he has never been where I am, physically and mentally. He didn't seem to agree with my explanation of my feeling that this was a "life reset", i.e. that I would be having to learn things all over again where food was concerned. This is kind of my "mantra" so I was a little disappointed. But he was really nice!
This was my first meeting with Dr. Steger. He made you feel welcome. He has a great personality. Very professional yet also very sincere. Seems genuinely concerned about the patient.