Tonystark04

I just had my Psych Eval yesterday (04/23/08)....It was the worst $275.00 I've ever spent!! I wasnt there not even 45 minutes. I understand it needed to be done, but it was mostly 5 simple questions, and that it.....The Psychs are making a fortune with this "evaluation"

Ps: I did manage to get clearance for the surgery from the psych....

fisher1000

Mine was a joke as well...but at least insurance covered it! I left thinking that I was ready to be committed to some long term facility. Besides blubbering along like a total idiot the entire time, the woman I saw kept asking me if I was prepared for death should that happen. I told her if it did happen, there'd be nothing I could do about it, right? So why be concerned if I don't have control? She thought I was being flippant, but I was really trying to keep her talking so that I would have time to remember the five words she told me to remember. I couldn't remember any of them. Even after she gave me hints.

I was sure that she thought I was crazy as hell. I left her office and went straight to McDonald's for some burger therapy. (This was pre-op, mind you...) McDonald's doesn't work anymore.

-Mike

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nannag

Hey Tony,
I know how you feel. I had my eval on the 22nd. I spent 2 hrs answering dumb questions on a form then questions from her and had $295.00 less then when I went in.

I know I want the surgery and I know what it involves so why do I have to prove to anyone that I know what is good for me. The only good thing was that I got a nod of approval.

kit60

Mike, I think I was supposed to remember some words too. I don't remember. I was just so excited when it was over they didn't commit me to the looney bin.

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lifeismypoetry

Sorry to hear that it cost you so much money for your psych evaluation, but at least you were approved and that is what counts even though it lightened up your wallet quite a bit... Hope to hear you have a surgery date soon..
Hugz,
Tina

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LoserX

I am feeling really grateful that insurance covered mine. It was about 500 questions that made no sense to me & then I was told to go to behavior modification therapy for 6 weeks.
What was the point of having to remember words? I don't understand what that has to do with surgery.

mistymee

My eval seemed like a total waste of time, but in a different way.. it was more of an assembly line kind of thing... there were a bunch of us sitting outside with appointments for the same woman, she calls us in one by one, we're in for about 10-15 minutes each.. she asks a few questions, and then escorts us to the elevator, and brings the next person in...

I was pissed that I wasted so much money on gas and the parking garage, not to mention using up precious sick time at work, but I guess I got off cheap, comparatively.. my insurance covered everything but the $500. fee required to cover 'other' expenses such as the eval and the nutritionist and administrative costs.

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