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Ok, so I just made my psych appt, the lady said that it will be a 3 hour appointment!!!! OMG, what could I possibly talk about for 3 hours..

Anyone else have there appt last that long?? or Do you think she is just

over exagerating??:lol:

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MIne was an hour only. I don't think I could have sat there for 3 hours..... sheesh Call back and ask if she was serious.

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Mine is going to be 3 hours too. NO idea why it's so long but that's what I was told. It's sucky. Lol

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I had to fill out a quiz of about 500 questions on a computer(at least it felt like that many!) and thats what took me so long.

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Mine ran closer to 4 hours. The first 45 minutes was a general discussion about me and my past diets, and how I made this decision. The rest was spent answering over 500 questions on a computer that for the most part had nothing to do with the situation. "Did I hear voices in my head" etc. Pretty tedious, but friends in other parts of the country have had the same thing.

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I think that all doctor's offices are different when it comes to the psych evaluation lol. I am still waiting for mine but like I said my nurse told me 3 hours. (ugh) lol

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I have mine set for 2 Jun and the nurse told me to plan on all day. I will have to take some kind of personality test and meet with the Dr. It might be fun to mess with her mind a little...heh heh

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Hi -my psych interview with the Dr. took about an hour, and then he wanted me to sit in the other room and complete a lengthy questionnaire "which will take from 1 - 2 hours". I talked him in to letting me take it with me since I had not planned on being with him for 3 hours and had to get back to work. I mailed it back to him. I am assuming that this is the situation with your appt too. Good luck - it's ALL worth it!

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Yep, it's probably paperwork. They give you these psychological profile tests that take awhile to complete. Nothing to worry about. The tests often have the same questions repeated but with a slightly different wording, which is one of the things that makes them so long.

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Mine saw me for about 3 one hour sessions. We just talked. She is working on the report now. We're still meeting and discussing the changes in store as I drop the weight. I'm finding it valuable.

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Ok, so I just made my psych appt, the lady said that it will be a 3 hour appointment!!!! OMG, what could I possibly talk about for 3 hours..

Anyone else have there appt last that long?? or Do you think she is just

over exagerating??:lol:

Its possible you are going to have to do the Minnesota Multi Phasic Assessment (I believe it's called) some psychologists still believe in doing it for an assessment. My surgeon told me he does not believe its needed, and that psychologists just use it to jack up their fees.

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My appointment was 3 hours long too, and that wasn't even including the follow up appointment the next week where i spent an hour with the Psych herself.

The 3 hour appointment was all paperwork. I answered a million multiple choice questions (3 tests ranging from 600 to 150 questions each) and then filled out some short answer forms. It took real stamina to sit through it but it was a very small price to pay. Plus the wonderful ladies who work at Dr. Pinnar's office kept checking in and saying hello.

Oh yeah, and i was in a good mood anyway b/c i had previously figured i was going to have to be self pay but the office said that they may as well try to get it covered and it worked! Insurance covered it! No obstacles or anything. Dr. Pinnar's office saved me almost $15K in a matter of minutes! But i digress..

Anyway, I enjoyed the 1 hour appointment and did learn some interesting, but not all that surprising, things about myself from the results of all the tests i had taken.

"I'm compulsive? Really, never could have guessed that one!" NOT!!

The psych was funny though and she said we could use my compulsion to my advantage. Very practical. :lol:

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