mobailey68

Thank you pear425. I am working with a counselor and a psychiatrist and they are helping me immensely. I will not lie to the psychiatrist that is doing my eval at all. I like what you had to say and if I need to get more counseling before my surgery then that is what I am going to have to do. I want this surgery to work for me so badly. I am glad to hear that your diagnosis did not get in the way of your approval to have the surgery. Thanks again for your response, Mo

Thank you. When I have my evaluation with the Psychiatrist I will not cry. I don't want to be denied for being emotional. Thank you for the words of wisdom. I will put them to good use. Mo

Thanks to everyone for responding. I appreciate your words of encouragement. I'm just going to keep on doing what I need to do in order to get this done. Maureen

Hello, My name is Maureen and I am a 45 year old woman from Olympia, Washington. I have been overweight ever since I can remember. I have always been on a diet even from a young age and still obese. I am currently over 330 pounds and 5'2". I am afraid to step on the scale. My BMI is over 60 and I am concerned for my health. I have high blood pressure and severe sleep apnea. My biggest fear is dying and having to have 6 firefighters carry my body out of my house. I went to my pcp and requested to have gastric bypass back in August. She sent in the paperwork and I was approved to move on in the process. I have Group Health as my medicare advantage. I finally had my consult with the bariatric case manager and she sent out a questionnaire for my psych eval. It specifically asked if I have depression and or bi-polar. I have both, but have been stable since being medicated 7 years ago. I am concerned that I will be denied my surgery due to this. I am hoping not because at this point it is life or death. I have changed my medication to lamictal (spelling) which is not suppose to cause as much weight gain as my previous medications. I am excited to be part of this forum and have been reading your posts for over a month. Thank you for all your information. You sound like a very supportive group of people. Thanks for listening, Maureen