Joyful WeightFree
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Psychologist denied - Now what?
Joyful WeightFree posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello - I have been working towards this surgery mentally and physically since the first of 2014. There were glitches with a change in Doctors but I had lost 50 lbs during the time preparing for the approval date and was just about to be scheduled - and my mother passed away, and a week later was my Therapist Consultation for my psychology approval. I have been through a lot and the therapist said I needed a few more sessions - which I agreed. But she has not returned any phone calls or messages or made another appointment. -- So now what? I had emptied my kitchen cabinets of regular food and bought a supply of Bariatric Protein Soups, Jello, Drinks, Vitamins and Shakes everything necessary to be prepared. Now I don't know what to do? Shouldn't the office tell advise me to forget it - or find another therapist and perhaps get another's view? I was told I had 2 months but I was right at the point of getting a surgery date! I don't know how to eat now! What Do I Do??? -
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Psychologist denied - Now what?
Joyful WeightFree replied to Joyful WeightFree's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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I have been working towards this surgery mentally and physically since the first of 2014. There were glitches with a change in Doctors but I had lost 50 lbs during the time preparing for the approval date and was just about to be scheduled - and my mother passed away, and a week later was my Therapist Consultation for my psychology approval. I have been through a lot and the therapist said I needed a few more sessions - which I agreed. But she has not returned any phone calls or messages or made another appointment. -- So now what? I had emptied my kitchen cabinets of regular food and bought a supply of Bariatric Protein Soups, Jello, Drinks, Vitamins and Shakes everything necessary to be prepared. Now I don't know what to do? Shouldn't the office tell advise me to forget it - or find another therapist and perhaps get another's view? I was told I had 2 months but I was right at the point of getting a surgery date! I don't know how to eat now! What Do I Do???
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Call your ins company and tell then your psych sketched out on you- required additional appts but won't schedule any. Tell them you want to see another psych & ask them to give you a list of providers. schedule, and go. At the appt- keep the convo specifically to your weightloss surgery. They have a bunch of 'canned' questions to ask you for psych-approval. at the end of the session- if you like them, tell them you'd like to schedule another appt for a different issue. Mention briefly your Mom's passing. Don't fall apart, though it'll be hard not to being so fresh. Stay on-task with the psych (WLS) to get your approval
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