MarcyLoo

Mine was just sitting down and talking. Just be honest. They're wanting to make sure you're doing it for the right reasons, and that you're not in a place in life that is too stressful for success. They also want to know about depression (for me she said STAY ON MY MEDS for at least a year past my goal weight. The eval is truly just to make sure you're informed, aware of the difficulty in being successful, and to offer advice so that you can be successful. It's no biggie.

Well, I'm not banded yet but will giv emy 2 cents. :-) I've told one person at work, and my husband. That's it. I'll be telling his family probably after surgery, and my family only time will tell. My family is very judgemental, and I don't need the stress from them over this. I just had my psych eval, nutrition, and MD appt yesterday and was really suprised when the psych nurse tol dme it's OKAY to not tell people (in this case my family). Bringing the topic up to DH was so scary for me. He's never known me "light" and we've really never discussed my weight. I was really terrified, but within 30 seconds of bringing it up I KNEW he was the one person I should be talking to. I could not go thru with it, or any surgery, without him at my side. And the support I'll need form him for the rest of my life...well...I think a spouse/partner it's just critical to discuss it with them. If they are not on board after discussing it, please have them go with to an appointment, talk to the doctor, see a counselor who specializes in this.