Venting!

[dohickey01 8]

Last week, I met with the psychiatrist for my required psych eval; which is a requirement prior to surgery. She asked me if I had any traumatic experiences in my life. I told her yes. (SHOULD HAVE SAID NO, WHO HASN'T BEEN THROUGH BAD EXPERIENCES??)

She asked what and I told her that I was with my 8 year old nephew when he was hit bay a car (1989), my other nephew committed suicide (2010) and I lost my father this past July.

Another question was do I have sleep problems. I answered yes. (MISTAKE #2). However, I take phentermine. One of the side effects is sleep problems. Next, she ask me if I eat when I can't sleep. I answered, YES (UGHHH Mistake #3) I took the 30 minute test, and went my way. She called back saying that before I can proceed, she thinks that I should seek counseling for trauma/PTSD. She said that my test came back inconclusive. She even asked me if I lied on the test.

I was so pissed by the end of the conversation that I told her I would seek out another facility/surgeon to perform my surgery and she was wrong in her findings. Since realizing that night eating is not healthy, I've stopped doing it. I keep bottled Water by the bed and watch TV.

In April, I did change my lifestyle, I have lost 30 pounds, my BMI has dropped 12 points and I exercise more. I did think it over, I love my WLS Doctor and I saw a counselor yesterday. I felt like a fish out of water but I made it through. We talked, he wrote his notes down and asked me if I really needed to be there.

Has anyone else had to deal with this?

[Elode 8,093]

Inconclusive just means they have no evidence that you should or shouldn't have the surgery. That's not really a bad thing. It seems like mine said that too. I wasn't recommended to see anyone else she just said "I can't say for defiant you should have surgery and I can't say you shouldn't " it pretty much means they don't have a decision either way so thanks insurance company for paying us 400 dollars!! Of course I was approved for the surgery they couldn't very well tell me no. The test they give is odd. She also said from my test she "graded" it said I "may use the healthcare system a lot more" or something like that, in other words I may be one of those people who runs to the Dr if I think any little thing is wrong. I told her no lady the only time I've been to the DR in the last 15 yrs is to have my 3 kids, and now after surgery I only go for check ups. So the test isn't 100% accurate. You may benefit from seeing someone but if you don't I don't think you will be denied especially if your results are "inconclusive". It's good that you answered honestly. They asked me about eating when I'm bored "umm yeah duh" and if I "test my food while I'm cooking" yep! Doesn't everybody? Anywho try not to let it bother you so.

Edited December 13, 2014 by Elode

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I have a GREAT psychologist whom I'm seeing privately. He is also the person who did my bariatric intake interview / testing / interpretations.

But I swear that some of your stories sound like there are some incompetent buffoons out there doing clinical psychology work for a living who don't know how to interpret psychometric instruments and don't understand the strengths and weaknesses of those tools.

Those tests should not be used like Tarot cards. (joke)

S.M.H.