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Hello Everyone! Tomorrow I'm going for my psych evaluation and I'm nervous because I have no idea what to expect. What were some questions you were asked?

Thank you!

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Don't be nervous. For one thing they want you to understand completely what you're getting yourself into. If you need further council b/c of some deep seeded problem that needs to be resolved before banding.

They also give you like a 300 questionare that you answer from 1 to 5, 1 being not at all up to 5 most definitely.

They throw trick questions in to make sure your paying attention. Like, I love shooting with bows and arrows lol

Just be yourself and honest, you'll do fine.

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Just be yourself Jennifer, they just want to make sure you are stable and don't have other problems that may affect your progress with the band. I wish I had used mine after surgery too to help me cope with some of the issues that I confronted. But stubborn me worked through them myself the hard way. Good luck and so excited for you.

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Nothing to worry about, but please give honest answers. They want to help you build a plan that will work for you!

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The weirdest question I was asked was if I was good at saving money. That threw me. I guess there's a correlation between being obese and being poor at saving money.

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Thank you for our help! In definitely going to be honest I'm just scared my psychologist will say I'm not a good candidate. I get nervous during interviews. Lol. Ahhh ok, 515 tonight is my appointment! Eek!

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Thank you for our help! In definitely going to be honest I'm just scared my psychologist will say I'm not a good candidate. I get nervous during interviews. Lol. Ahhh ok' date=' 515 tonight is my appointment! Eek![/quote']

You'll be fine, relax! I too hate talking to strangers, except here lol, it's really not bad.

I can tell by your profile picture, you're a sweetheart.

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You'll be fine' date=' relax! I too hate talking to strangers, except here lol, it's really not bad.

I can tell by your profile picture, you're a sweetheart.[/quote']

Aww thank you so much!

I'm sitting in my car outside my office and ready to vomit from nerves! I wasn't even this nervous when I had my first appointment at my surgeons office!! Lol

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So my appointment is complete! It was a few quick question since I did not have any other health related conditions. He asked me about my family history, how the surgery was done, how much weight I want to lose, and what I expect get in return from getting the lap band. He pretty much just wanted to make sure I was sane enough to. Sign consent forms, and keep up with my part of the LapBand after surgery. The result was that I was sane enough for the surgery! Yayyy!!!

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Glad you did great. You will have many more nervous times through the process, but it is normal. It gets exciting, then scary, then exciting again. Don't worry, you will make it through all of it!

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So my appointment is complete! It was a few quick question since I did not have any other health related conditions. He asked me about my family history, how the surgery was done, how much weight I want to lose, and what I expect get in return from getting the lap band. He pretty much just wanted to make sure I was sane enough to. Sign consent forms, and keep up with my part of the LapBand after surgery. The result was that I was sane enough for the surgery! Yayyy!!!

One more thing off your " to do" list. Glad it went well. You luck out not having all those goofy questions.

My hub's still trying to figure out how I passed the psych eval.LOL

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One more thing off your " to do" list. Glad it went well. You luck out not having all those goofy questions.

My hub's still trying to figure out how I passed the psych eval.LOL

Hahaha my boyfriend wonders the same thing! When I saw him after my appointment I was like, " surprise!!!! I'm sane!!" Lol

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Hahaha my boyfriend wonders the same thing! When I saw him after my appointment I was like, " surprise!!!! I'm sane!!" Lol

It is really good to have a Dr back you up on that one.LOL Every time I hear "are you crazy" dr said I wasn't so there.

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It is really good to have a Dr back you up on that one.LOL Every time I hear "are you crazy" dr said I wasn't so there.

hahahaha omg I can't wait until that question comes up! I'm gonna SO throw that in his face!! lol just like a little 4 year old.. "nanny nanny poo poo!" :P

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hahahaha omg I can't wait until that question comes up! I'm gonna SO throw that in his face!! lol just like a little 4 year old.. "nanny nanny poo poo!" :P

ROFLMAO!!!!!

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