Pre-op Psych and Nutrition Evals

[bonniegirl 0]

Hi everyone! I'm a first time poster and I want to start by thanking everyone for the wonderful material on this site! My question is: I've been approved by BCBS for surgery pending a psych and nutrition evaluation. I have both appointments next week. Can anyone tell me what I should expect? I just have no idea what these meetings will be like. Thanks!!!

[Cocoabean 430]

For my psych eval I had to explain what the surgery is, why I want it, and what I expect from it. We talked a bit about my medical history and so on.

It was basically a conversation about me and my expectations. Simple really.

My consult with the nutritionist was similar, what I was eating at the time, my overall eating and exercise habits and what to work towards.

That was it, nothing scary or horrible.

Denise

[RestlessMonkey 7]

They vary .... my psych eval I answered about 300 questions from the MMPI test, then had a brief (15 minute) discussion w/a psychologist about addiction, drinking, illegal drug use, my childhood, etc.

Nutritionist was even less problematic; she told me I'd need to eat Protein, I told her I could lose weight but always got bored, that was it!

While they do vary, the gist is they want to make sure you can follow a band diet and aren't likely to freak out,. or turn to gambling, alcohol, or some other obsessive behavior to replace food. Just be honest and you'll be fine.