BobF4

I had been waiting for 2 weeks since my last niutritionist appointment for the surgeon's office to call and schedule my consultation. So, I called today, myself.

They said they had tried to call me last Monday (the 13th), but I wasn't home, so they left a message (which I never got).

I did schedule my consult, for December 1, at 1:45 pm. I am so excited!!!

Well, once again, I was worried, and, once again, it was all for nothing.

I weighed in at 347.4 pounds today. That was down 7 pounds from my second nutritionist appointment, and almost 27 pounds from the first one. Andrea (my nutritionist) said everything looked good, and that she APPROVED me for surgery. She then went over the liquid diet I would be on when I go home after surgery.

Next step she says is my consultation with the surgeon, and I will then get my surgery...

I was so worried all day about my psych eval, which was at 3 this afternoon. I don't know what it was I was so worried about.

The psychiatrist and I chatted for a whole 10 minutes. Yes, 10 minutes from start to finish! Nothing major, either. He just asked me a few questions about the forms I filled out, and that was that.

Quick, simple, and MAJOR hurdle #1 cleared!!

Man, I have had some luck with my psych eval!

First, as I said earlier, my first one (originally for 10/6, with my bariatric center's psychologist) was cancelled, because the psychologist is going to be out of town. They sent me a letter telling me this, and giving me a list of alternate providers to contact to make one.

I called the first one on the list, which is affiliated with the same hospital system my surgeon is with. I figured this would be the safest bet...

A minor setback today, which turned into good news!

Got a letter from my surgeon's office when I got home from work this afternoon. Turns out that due to the psychiatrist being out of the office that day, they had to cancel my psych eval. They did give me a list of people who do them, though.

So, I made a call, and got one scheduled. That one is not on the day of my last NUT appt, but, rather before that! It is now scheduled on 9/22, at 3pm.