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Had 2 psych evals which were about 45 minutes each. Those were the longest 45 minutes of my life.

I have my second nutrition appointment and my NP appointment on Tuesday back to back. Pulmonary the 22nd. June can't come fast enough.

So I had told my surgeon that I have hypothyroidism when I first saw him. I had my labs done and my TSH came back as 10.93. About 2 weeks ago my PCP did up my dose because it was high. Will my surgeon still do this surgery if my thyroid is still high? I know WLS would definitely help with lowering my hypothyroidism and I've been battling this for 4 years now and my PCP keeps on having to change the dose.

June Sleever here. I wanted to be sleeved in May but because I have to do the 3 workshops once a week it pushed me further. Hoping to be sleeved early June

I'm 5'0 and I weigh 208 BMI is 40.6. I have hypothyroidism and PCOS. Diabetes and heart disease run in my family. My doctor never discouraged me. If anything she was all for it.

Where I live they require you to have 2 visits with the psychologist, 1 hour long. I had my first visit Monday and was about 45 min. She gave me the questioner to take home to do then bring it back the following visit.

Does anyone else have to do workshop once a week for 3 weeks? What goes on in these workshops?

Where my husband and I are going they don't require to do the pre-op diet. Just two day liquid diet before surgery.

My husband knows obviously. I also told my sister in which she did have the bypass about 3 years back. Thinking I would get support from her because she went through it, I don't. I'm 5ft and have a BMI of 40.6. She feels that I don't need it. Now my sister is 5'1 and use to weigh close to 300lbs. I think she thinks it's a competition with her. I ain't competing against anyone. My family history is obesity. She don't realize that I have hypothyroidism and Polycyctic ovaries. All I wanted was her support but all I get from her is a negative attitude. I told my friend who also had the surgery and she's excited for me.

Boston, MA

I really didn't have a hard time with making a decision. I'm 33 and have been trying to conceive for almost 8 years. With numerous attempts of IVFs I did become pregnant until 9 weeks later when I lost my precious twins. At that point I developed depression over losing my babies. Resorting to overeating. With my polycystic ovaries it became hard for 1 to lose weight and 2 to become pregnant. But what really broke me was when my insurance company denied me for another IVF treatment and that i had 5% chance at conceiving. This is when I realized that my dreams of becoming a mother had come to an end. Again I began overeating. This past December my husband decided he wanted the be sleeved and I that point I also made the decision to get sleeved 1 for my health and 2 to start a family we've been so long struggling to create. I'm so ecstatic that medicine came up with this tool. It's a second chance and it gives me hope. :-)

What goes on with the psych evaluation? What are some of the questions they may ask?

I have 2 psych appointments which each appointment is approximately 1 hour each. I was thinking the same thing. I have one next week and another in the following week.

Good luck

I'm new here too. I met with my surgeon today for the first time face to face. We don't have a date yet but I'm thinking the surgery is in May.