Hi Kristy, my phsyc eval was basically questions like, what do you want to accomplish by having GBS and going into depth about this. I didn't go into the vain atributes I want as much as I want this for a healthier life style for my family and children. She asked if I ever hear voices or have thoughts of suicide. They just want to make sure you understand everything that is going to change with your body and lifestyle. Not bad. My phsyc was a woman and does this for GBS on a regular basis, so she was very good.
The wait time depends mostly on YOU! If you are just starting this process, get a pap smear done ASAP, and ask your GBS office which phsyc they can recommend. Make sure your insurance will pay. I had to pay out of pocket. At your first Dr. visit they will give you a list of all the tests you will need. My initial consult with my GBS Dr., was Oct 25, and I had all my blood work and EKG done the next day. You can go to the hospital and have some of the work done and go to a local blood draw center to have the blood work done. Then come Monday of the following week I was calling both places begging then to get the results faxed over to my GBS Dr. right away. I called every day that week. So my GBS Dr had all my testing results by Wednesday Nov 2. I called my GBS Dr office almost every day asking them to dictate my chart and get it to insurance approval. I was under a time constraint though, because my insurance was changing from Blue Shield to Aetna. Aetna is very difficult to get an approval from so I needed to have the surgery before the end of the year. They dictated my chart and had insurance approval on Nov 21 and I had my surgery Nov 28. It went very fast for me, and I think it is because I was very aggresive. Everyone is different with the tests they need, so everyone's time frame is going to be different. Lot's of luck with you
Ronda
Lap RNY 1/28/05
307/295/150ish
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