Thought I would see how many of us are from this area. When are we going to get together?

Hello everyone

I just wanted to pop in and let you all know I have taken my first real step towards my banding. I had my first visit to American Institute of Gastric Banding in Richardson. The next step besides the blood work is a psychological evaluation. Did any of you have to have a psych exam?? Anyone know what I can expect from this exam??

Just curious

Hi Mystyblu

I don't have to have the psych exam for banding on 6/7. However, several years ago I had back surgery and had a 300 questionnaire to fill out. Apparently some folks will have surgeries, hospital stays, imagined medical problems, etc. for attention. Seems like it asked me about 200 different ways did I hate my mother {smile} and I answered the same way 200 times "NO". It seems back surgery, like this surgery, is elective IF you meet certain guidelines (Blood Pressure, Weight, BMI for LB surgery or PAIN in the case of back surgery). Anyway, my experience was really more comical than frightening. Here I was loaded on Morphine trying to read and make sense of these stupid questions and STILL hurting! It's not a big deal! Don't worry about it.

Good Luck,

Dixie

Mystyblu,

I had to do a psych exam before my surgery. She didn't give me any questions to fill out, we just sat and talked for an hour then just before she called the men in the white coats, I ran out the door and safely to my car....hehehehehe!!! Just kidding, we did just sit and talk. No big deal.

I think as long as you don't carry n a "serious" conversation with the little green men:sick

or see TOO many black helicopters, or HATE your Mother TOO bad, you will be fine!:bandit

Again, good luck!

Dixie

Hey Mysty, The psych eval was teh easiest part of the whole process!! If you are going to Psy-Med they will give you the questionaire that asks the same question 200 times, 200 different ways, then they will talk with you for a few minutes. You have to go back a 2nd time to have your results visit. I spent more time waiting than I did speaking with the councellor. She was VERY nice and you could tell that she deals with over weight people all the time. She never belittled me or made me feel like a big fat looser (like a marriage councellor did when I went to him, now my marriage is over...HUMMM I wonder if he had been more kind and not so consumed with the fact that I am fat if we would have kept going and worked out some issues...) any way..

Go to the eval, don't stress over it, I did enough of that before mine for both of us.

Good luck and keep us posted!!

I'm a new comer from Frisco too! My surgery is scheduled for June 23 with Dr. Powell in Dallas.

I go tomorrow to AIGB in Richardson. I am so excited to have found this forum. I am on the lower end of the BMI 35- 195lbs. I will be a self pay but am afraid I may not qailified. I have beeen over weight my entire life and recently developed hypertension. Surely I will not have to eat my way up another 25 lbs that I recently lost (on another fad diet) to become elidgible.

Any Feedback would be appreciated!

Hey all DFW banders...

Go check the "movie Night" thread. We will be having a get-together at my house on June 25th. It will be fun and would love to have as many of us there as will fit in my yard, and it is a big yard!!

Hey Ya'll New Here To This. Waiting On Insurance Approval To Be In The Band Club! Really Excited!!!!! Can't Wait!!

Paul in Allen. Banded Wednesday June 15, 2005

Welcome Paul! McKinney here!

Paul and Leatha - I'm in Allen. My friend in McKinny was banded yesterday. I get banded on the 28th.

cool. maybe we'll all have to get together sometime!

Hey Paul!!! Hope You Are Doing Well. Keep Us Posted On Your Progress... Jamie From Ft.worth.

Bronson in Farmers Branch. Dr. Louis Fox is banding me on July 22nd. Wish me luck...