dohickey01

I am on my way to pre-op as I type! Surgery is next week!!

30 pounds? That's great!! Do you feel better?

Good luck!

Oh - got a verbal approval last Thursday - now waiting on he next steps. This stupid snow is slowing everything down.

Thank you! How much have you lost so far?

Congratulations!!

The psych visit went great! My paperwork was submitted 2/20. Praying for an acceptance letter and a surgery date by 3/15.

Congrats!!

I hope the psych visit is not mandatory. I'm not interested in sitting on a couch talking to a stranger.

Is the process long? I go to see Dr. Foreman, speak with the nutritionist and and the insurance coordinator next month. My insurance pays for the procedure so that's not an issue.

Last week, I met with the psychiatrist for the psych evaluation (a pre-requisite to surgery). She asked me if I had any traumatic experiences in my life. I told her yes. (SHOULD HAVE SAID NO, WHO HASN'T BEEN THROUGH BAD EXPERIENCES??) She asked what they were so I told her that I was with my 8 year old nephew when he was hit bay a car (1989), my other nephew committed suicide (2010) and I lost my father this past July. Another question was do I have sleep problems. I answered yes. (MISTAKE #2). However, I take phentermine. One of the side effects is sleep problems. Next, she ask me if I eat when I can't sleep. I answered, YES (UGHHH Mistake #3). Next I took the 30 minute test, and went on my way, thinking that the next call I'd get was to schedule my surgery. Well, she called me back Tuesday saying that before I can proceed, she thinks that I should seek counseling for trauma/PTSD. She said that my test came back inconclusive. She even asked me if I lied on the test. I was so pissed by the end of the conversation that I told her I would seek out another facility/surgeon to perform my surgery and she was wrong in her findings. Since then, I have realized that night eating is not healthy; even if it is 100 calorie popcorn or a Protein bar and I've stopped doing it. Now, I keep bottled Water by the bed and watch TV if I can't sleep. I thought about and I've had a change of heart because my WLS doctor is awesome. I saw a counselor yesterday. I felt like a fish out of water but I made it through the session. We talked, he wrote his notes down and asked me if I really needed to be there. My translation was that I wasted his time. Has anyone else had to deal with this?

The thing is, I only have problems sleeping when I take phentermine. I didn't take any yesterday and I went to bed at 8pm and woke up at 6 this morning! I understand what you both are saying but I wish she would not have jumped the gun. Thanks for the input

Last week, I met with the psychiatrist for my required psych eval; which is a requirement prior to surgery. She asked me if I had any traumatic experiences in my life. I told her yes. (SHOULD HAVE SAID NO, WHO HASN'T BEEN THROUGH BAD EXPERIENCES??) She asked what and I told her that I was with my 8 year old nephew when he was hit bay a car (1989), my other nephew committed suicide (2010) and I lost my father this past July. Another question was do I have sleep problems. I answered yes. (MISTAKE #2). However, I take phentermine. One of the side effects is sleep problems. Next, she ask me if I eat when I can't sleep. I answered, YES (UGHHH Mistake #3) I took the 30 minute test, and went my way. She called back saying that before I can proceed, she thinks that I should seek counseling for trauma/PTSD. She said that my test came back inconclusive. She even asked me if I lied on the test. I was so pissed by the end of the conversation that I told her I would seek out another facility/surgeon to perform my surgery and she was wrong in her findings. Since realizing that night eating is not healthy, I've stopped doing it. I keep bottled Water by the bed and watch TV. In April, I did change my lifestyle, I have lost 30 pounds, my BMI has dropped 12 points and I exercise more. I did think it over, I love my WLS Doctor and I saw a counselor yesterday. I felt like a fish out of water but I made it through. We talked, he wrote his notes down and asked me if I really needed to be there. Has anyone else had to deal with this?