Just got back from my psych evaluation. It took about 30 mintues and he just asked some basic questions. What my childhood was like (pretty normal), any past history with substance abuse (which there is none), he was running out of things to talk about and he looked at my chart and saw I was afraid of snakes. So he talked about snakes for 15 minutes and pulled his book out to see if I had a phobia or not. Turns out by definition I do not have a snake phobia.
We hardly discussed obesity, WLS, the psychology of over eating, etc... Truth be told I'm a little disappointed. I feel like I paid $236 for him to sign me off as mentally fit to have WLS. I kinda expected it but still a little disappointed.
I hope this isn't the case with all his patients. I feel I am doing this for the right reasons and will handle it fairly well. I know some need to deal with real issues and hope they do not fall through the cracks.
Having said all that, I am through with my prerequistes and my case will now go to the surgeon. The WLS coordinator said I my date could come as early as the end of April or first of May. I will keep you posted. Thanks for everyone's support. God Bless!
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