I'm just curious...

[hodegard 0]

If you've had your psych eval, what was it like? I've got mine coming up in a couple of weeks, and though I'm not worried about it (my husband thinks I should be! ), I'm really curious about it. What was it like? What kind of stuff did you discuss? My hubby and I were talking about how the appointment is three hours long, and I told him, "Wow! Three hours! That's a LOT of inkblots!" LOL

[Alexandra 55]

Hi Heather,

You'll see other posts here and there about this. Three hours does seem like a long time but they could be including time for the Personality Assessment survey that some therapists administer. I didn't have to take that, but I know lots of docs include this lengthy multiple-choice quiz.

Otherwise, they're just basically checking to see that you understand the consequences of being banded, and that you aren't prone to some eating disorder or other. This is a big step you're taking and it's important you're psychologically as well as physically prepared for it.

[marsha 0]

Heather,

I had my psych eval last week. I was a little nervous at the beginning too...didn't know what to expect but it was rather enlightening! First I answered a bunch of statements (written, test like) that I either choose true or false...they were things like..."I have thought of suicide" (you answer true or false)..."I take other peoples medications that are not prescribed to me"...stuff like that (there were 120 statements). That took about 30-45 minutes. Then I went in and talked to the psychologist and she asked me questions like "what brought you to the decision to have bariatric surgery","is your family supportive","do you know the risks of the surgery" , "how do you think your friends/family will react when you loose a lot of weight". She also asked about my childhood. That was about it...it was easy!!!!! THen at the end, she told me she would send my doctor a positive report! The whole thing took about 2 1/2 hours.

Good luck, I'm sure everything will go just fine!

Marsha