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Im getting ready to head out to my psych eval....don't know why my stomach is in knots. Maybe its bc I don't like talking about mysekf or maybe its the thought that I am paying someone to actually judge me...lol Here goes nothin!

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Probably because the psych has so much control over your future, and it's all subjective. Just be honest. It's ok to say that you have stress. Just know that you need to have plans in place and be organized. You will do fine!

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it wasnt that bad when i went it did feel like the longest appoitment ever though they try to trick you with the same question nad see how you reponse to it.. :(

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they try to trick you with the same question nad see how you reponse to it.. :(

I didn't have to do a psych eval but I despise that reword the questions technique in anything. I get annoyed. I start thinking how many flipping times can you ask me the same question. I'm not going to change my answer!!

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Well I go to head out to my eval and my car had been broken into. Many things stolen. But I went ahead to my appt bc the property is material things and this eval dictates my future. So off I went. Fortunately I only had answer a 20 question sheet on depression. She asked me,a bunch if "trick" questions and said I scored in the Superior range of intelligence (whatever that means) so she didnt feel the need to "waste our time" with the other test. So it went well.....she said she would have the report faxed within 24hrs. So now i can check that off my list....tomorrow is labs, EKG, & upper GI

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Woooot wooooot

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To the pass not to the car :(

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Well I go to head out to my eval and my car had been broken into. Many things stolen. But I went ahead to my appt bc the property is material things and this eval dictates my future. So off I went. Fortunately I only had answer a 20 question sheet on depression. She asked me' date='a bunch if "trick" questions and said I scored in the Superior range of intelligence (whatever that means) so she didnt feel the need to "waste our time" with the other test. So it went well.....she said she would have the report faxed within 24hrs. So now i can check that off my list....tomorrow is labs, EKG, & upper GI[/quote']

Why upper gi

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Why upper gi

Im not 100% sure about their reason for upper GI. But my surgeon requires it for all pts. I believe bc they want to make sure there aren't any hernia, or other problems that could complicate surgery.

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Yup, upper GI and Endoscopy for me as well.

If they don't warn you, with the Upper GI~ the contrast liquid can... ahem... color certain lower-GI extrusions... so don't be alarmed =P

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I was expecting to have a psych eval but I don't have to. I tried to get the surgery done a couple yrs ago in Florida, the process is so much different where I live now (Michigan). My PCP didn't want me to have the surgery so she wouldn't sign off on it. I called the surgeon's office and told them I was having trouble getting my doc to approve it, the insurance specialist just told me to have them fax her my patient records. The next day I was approved. Wish I would have known that earlier, I could have been had the surgery.

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Well, I passed psych, radiologist said upper GI looked great, EKG was normal....got labs, sure those are fine as i just had labs in April that were ok. Now I have to patiently wait a week til the Nutrition Eval, & Pulmonary Eval next Thurs.

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Good for you!

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