clayr

Hi Kim, I agree with Ardita, don't let this throw you off, it's a big world out and there are many very competent therapists to help you.

SweetP

So sorry you went through that. I had a similar experience with my psych eval. I'm going through Kaiser insurance so everything is in-house. Mine didn't start off very well because:
1) My appt. was last minute (like a 10 minute warning) because at my first appt. with my surgeon to get my goal weight for having surgery I was already at the goal that he would have set for me (I had started losing weight with my hubby who was almost 2 months ahead of me in appts). My surgeon knew that we were trying to do the surgeries as close together as possible and my hubby had just hit his goal weight, so he had his secretary check and see if they could do my psych eval that morning while I was there as we have about a 2 hour drive in traffic to get there from where we live. The psychiatrist wasn't happy about this because she thought she had a free hour because of a last minute cancellation.
2) She was upset because technically the doctor was supposed to use my starting off weight from my orientation date, but again because I had actually started everything with my husband the surgeon looked back in my records for the past 2 years and determined that he would use my weight from when I had originally saw my PCP to start the process in June.

Didn't get much better from there, but after an hour she said that I was good to go. Not 30 minutes later as we were driving back I get a message from her that I need to call her, so I call her right back and get her voicemail (this is at 10:30 a.m. on a Friday). Guess who didn't call me back all day and left me freaking out all weekend thinking that she changed her mind. Guess who doesn't work on Mondays? Yep - her! On Tuesday I went back down there with my hubby (he had an appt. that day) and asked for her. She had follow up questions after she had looked at my file (I had an issue with depression several years ago and my psychiatrist who treated me had already written a letter stating that she felt that I was a great candidate for WLS). So she hemmed and hawed, and said ok. Skip forward a couple more weeks and I get a release form to sign so that she can look at some other records of mine from a time that I went to a co-dependency class because of my issues with both of my brothers alcohol/drug issues and how they were affecting me. Unfortunately she thought I had lied when I told her that I had never been an alcohol/drug treatment program because on the computer the note said under 90 days clean! What the? It wasn't me that had under 90 days - it was my brothers. I signed the form because I had nothing to hide and I haven't heard another word from her and my surgery is now 2 weeks away. It just felt like she really wanted to find something wrong to keep me from having the surgery. It's like she had this superiority complex and that she knew she was deciding my future.

So please do as some of the others suggested and don't give up!

kimj

Thank you all for the pick me up! Just to update, I have not been back on due to my back. I am scheduled to have back surgery on the 12th now. I did finally get the final report cancelled so the only person who gets it is my PCM. She said she wants it so she can write a letter to contradict the psych. She is mad because she has known my family and I for almost 10yrs now, and wants to make sure they know that someone who seen me for a few minutes has no clue what they are talking about. I am also going to contact one of the surgeons psychs and set up an eval with them. I am more than willing to pay out of pocket. I have a friend who had gotten the surgery through the same place and still goes to see the Psychiatrist when she wants to. She told me everything that was asked at the eval, and I was blown away. Not ONE thing was the same at mine. I am just hoping this doesnt take another year. Two is long enough. Thank you all for getting me out of my "is this lady normal, and I am crazy" rut. lol My pcm wants me to call her and ask what kind of medication she is on, and see if she took it that day. lol I will keep you all updated, and after my surgery get on more!! Thank you all again!!

Highlandlass

Sorry to hear about you requiring the back surgery. I hope you can recuperate quickly from that. Isn't it great to know your PCP is onboard with you and will contradict the psych? That is wonderful. One less thing for yu to worry about. I do hope you can get this all sorted out quickly. Post again after your back surgery and let us know how you are doing.

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*** Rhonda ***

Highest weight - 292
Height - 5' 8"
Weight on date of surgery (15.6.09)- 270.5
Today - 224.5
First Goal - to be in Onederland

Aomiel

Kim,
I would take the time to write a letter of complaint about this woman's unprofessional behavior to the state psychiatric board and/or her employer if she has one. It is none of her business what length your nails are, what type of makeup you wear, how you dress, etc.

Even if they do nothing, it's in her record so that the next complaint will get some 'sit up and attention' notice that this woman has a problem.

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