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Is anyone else having trouble getting the psych eval? my doctor gave me a referral and I've been calling places but no one seems to be doing pre-op psych evals. I'm not sure what to do next.

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i dealt with this crap... I got my order to do it in December... I was not able to get a appointment until March 1st... was soooo annoying. Ask your doctor if they require anything special... Mine did... Otherwise there are online psyc evals you can do via zoom with a licensed MD or PHD that do bariatric psyc eval. This doctor does online but you need to make sure your doctor will accept it because mine did not. https://www.onlinebariatricpsychevals.com/index.html

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Definitely check what would work for the eval. For example, I was already seeing a therapist, who assumed I needed to go through a special battery of testing/questions. The surgeon's office clarified that she just needed to write a letter addressing specific concerns, which she was able to do just based on our ongoing work.

Good luck!

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No problems at all for me. My psychologist is in the same practice/program as my surgeon, dietician, and exercise physiologist. Getting appointments is easy for me.

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1 hour ago, WhispersOfAngel said:

No problems at all for me. My psychologist is in the same practice/program as my surgeon, dietician, and exercise physiologist. Getting appointments is easy for me.

My bariatric center also has a psychologist in the same practice/program, same floor. Still took over 2 months lmao. I was like SERIOUSLY???

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21 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

My bariatric center also has a psychologist in the same practice/program, same floor. Still took over 2 months lmao. I was like SERIOUSLY???

Wth!?!? That's crazy! I'm pretty much done and ready for my case to go before review with the team. After that's approved, I'll see the surgeon and get my surgery date. My first visit for the revision was about a month ago, lol.

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2 minutes ago, WhispersOfAngel said:

Wth!?!? That's crazy! I'm pretty much done and ready for my case to go before review with the team. After that's approved, I'll see the surgeon and get my surgery date. My first visit for the revision was about a month ago, lol.

yea its nuts. The psyc testing is literally in the bariatric office. I did my nuclear stress test today that was a long 4 hours lol. get the results tomorrow.

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15 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

yea its nuts. The psyc testing is literally in the bariatric office. I did my nuclear stress test today that was a long 4 hours lol. get the results tomorrow.

It sounds like they need another psychologist in the office to make things move along faster. My psych eval was a waste of time, lol. I literally walked in and we talked a little about the surgery and what brought me to bariatric surgery to begin with and when she found out that it was all due to being on steroids for 7 years due to a disease that I have, she's like... yeah you're clear for surgery.

It took 4 hours to do a nuclear stress test?? I hope your heart wasn't going bonkers for 4 hours. It was probably wondering why you decided to run the Boston Marathon. 😂

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23 minutes ago, WhispersOfAngel said:

It sounds like they need another psychologist in the office to make things move along faster. My psych eval was a waste of time, lol. I literally walked in and we talked a little about the surgery and what brought me to bariatric surgery to begin with and when she found out that it was all due to being on steroids for 7 years due to a disease that I have, she's like... yeah you're clear for surgery.

It took 4 hours to do a nuclear stress test?? I hope your heart wasn't going bonkers for 4 hours. It was probably wondering why you decided to run the Boston Marathon. 😂

My psyc eval was pointless. the actual meeting with the psyc was maybe 40 minutes on zoom. talked about the surgery, asked if i knew how it was gonna be after surgery with the restrictions and then asked if i ever wanted to hurt myself lol. and yes it took 4 hours mainly waiting. 20 minutes to find a vein for the IV, Injected with the radioactive tracer, wait, wait, scanned, wait wait wait, treadmill, more tracer, sit, eat crackers and drink some Water, wait an hour and a half then last scan lol.

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6 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

My psyc eval was pointless. the actual meeting with the psyc was maybe 40 minutes on zoom. talked about the surgery, asked if i knew how it was gonna be after surgery with the restrictions and then asked if i ever wanted to hurt myself lol. and yes it took 4 hours mainly waiting. 20 minutes to find a vein for the IV, Injected with the radioactive tracer, wait, wait, scanned, wait wait wait, treadmill, more tracer, sit, eat crackers and drink some Water, wait an hour and a half then last scan lol.

At least they gave you a snack. Unlike the psych eval. And you had to wait months, not hours.

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That is bullshit that you have to find a psychologist on your own! My bariatric center has a therapist that they use and he knows how urgent it is to schedule within a short amount of time. I saw him three days after my consultation. I am frustrated for you because this is putting a wrench in your progress.

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Will i need to see a phycologist before i have my SX ? 😊

Coop

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8 hours ago, liveaboard15 said:

i dealt with this crap... I got my order to do it in December... I was not able to get a appointment until March 1st... was soooo annoying. Ask your doctor if they require anything special... Mine did... Otherwise there are online psyc evals you can do via zoom with a licensed MD or PHD that do bariatric psyc eval. This doctor does online but you need to make sure your doctor will accept it because mine did not. https://www.onlinebariatricpsychevals.com/index.html

Thank you!! I'll ask my surgeon if this will do because I'm either getting "we don't do that here" or "Our next appointment is in December"

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1 hour ago, thinblueline said:

Will i need to see a phycologist before i have my SX ? 😊

Coop

I think it depends on your surgery program. Mine requires a psych eval before hand.

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5 hours ago, suzannethemom said:

That is bullshit that you have to find a psychologist on your own! My bariatric center has a therapist that they use and he knows how urgent it is to schedule within a short amount of time. I saw him three days after my consultation. I am frustrated for you because this is putting a wrench in your progress.

I know! I keep getting the run-around. I asked my surgery center for an appointment with their psych department but they are booked until December

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