Hi, to all WNY'ers!!! I, just know I'm not the only one out there, lol! I'm 6 days post op, overall, doing well!!! So, how's everyone else doing???

Getting sleeved in approximately 11 hours!

Getting sleeved in approximately 11 hours!

Good luck!!

Getting sleeved in approximately 11 hours!

Good luck!!

Good luck!!

Best wishes to you!

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Hi...new here...first post...going to see Dr Posner...just starting on the journey...anyone out there have him? Feed back please. From the north towns here!!

Hi...new here...first post...going to see Dr Posner...just starting on the journey...anyone out there have him? Feed back please. From the north towns here!!

Hi, yes I had him. He is very nice and thorough. He explained everything, allowed me to ask questions and was really great pre and post op. After surgery he tells you to call his office day or night if you have questions or concerns and calls back no matter what day or time.

You don't see him until you are okayed for surgery but the NPs are great. I like Susan Tobias the most. All of the staff there have been really great.

Julia and I were both sleeved by Dr. Posner one day apart!

Julia and I were both sleeved by Dr. Posner one day apart!

Congrats to you both and wishing you both the best of luck on your journey!

Chili,

Love the profile pic! Looking good!

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Hi! I am just starting the process at Synergy and need any suggestions for psych eval outside of their office who take independent health , $150 was too much to spend with Anne Marie. Love this board , it's so helpful and encouraging!

Hi! I am just starting the process at Synergy and need any suggestions for psych eval outside of their office who take independent health ' date=' 150 was too much to spend with Anne Marie. Love this board , it's so helpful and encouraging![/quote']

Hi! I go to synergy and was sleeved on 8/5 and doing great! They have a list of psychs that you can look into. I went to Degraff in tonawanda. But I'm not sure if they take IHA.

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Thank you! I've got 25lbs left to make it to goal. How are you doing?

Thank you! I've got 25lbs left to make it to goal. How are you doing?

I've got 35-40 to go. Great to hear from you!

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Hi! I am just starting the process at Synergy and need any suggestions for psych eval outside of their office who take independent health , $150 was too much to spend with Anne Marie. Love this board , it's so helpful and encouraging!

I'm also going to Synergy, I decided to suck it up and pay for the eval with Anne Marie since she is right there at the center. My appointment is in 2 weeks.

I will voice my personal opinion on these evaluations however. I get the impression that a lot of her focus is on eating disorders, and that her assumption is that everyone who is overweight has an eating disorder, is depressed, or has some other psychological factor that contributes to being overweight. I for one, am not comfortable with the fact that a healthy, thin person who has never struggled with their weight, has to "evaluate" me and ultimately decide my fate. The paperwork asks a lot of questions regarding mental issues - thoughts of suicide, factors of stress eating, etc. I'm sure that some people do have psychological factors that attribute to their obesity, but a lot of us do not. Genetics, upbringing, medical issues, family budget, poor nutritional knowledge (leading to poor choices) - these all are other major contributing factors of obesity that don't seem to be of importance in this "evaluation." Maybe these issues will be discussed at the time of appointment, who knows. But they sure aren't addressed in the paperwork so far.

All bariatric centers require this evaluation, to make sure a person is ready for such a big change. I get that, ok. But give me someone who has been there in this life struggle - someone who has experienced what it's like to be overweight their entire life - let them be the one to evaluate me and not some physically fit head shrink who (to me) has seemingly never struggled with a food budget and who believes we became fat because we are mental... kind of like a drug addict being counseled by someone who never got high in their life.

Again, just my own two cents.

PS: I believe the psych at ECMC takes Independent Health (I have that too), but I refuse to step foot into that dump.