Ok..so I have been following this website for about a month now...and this is my first post...I started my pre lapband journey Feb 5, 2009 and I am glad to report that today I had my nutrition appt. and psych eval. Both appts went absolutely GREAT! I was really nervous about both...but my nutrition appt was awesome the dietitian was super nice, and she helped me set some pre-op goals and went over everything pre-op and post-op to expect with the band, diet wise; then my psych eval went really smooth, I was expecting to have to go in and cry and pled my case but she just wanted to know pretty much everything about my life, childhood, home life, and family; she was so easy to talk with and said she would definately recomend me for surgery, and thought I was a great canidate! How wonderful! Then I had to go get some blood work and a urine sample done, all that I have left to do now is a chest xray and my upper GI (scheduled for April 15th) and everything will be ready to be submitted to Tricare for approval... So Im just hoping its all smooth sailing from here! and praying for an end of May surgery!!!

hi inmlisa

hope all goes well with your approval for surgery.....soo happy for you....lol mariah

I have tricare too, it was pretty smooth sailing getting approval. They didn NOT require a 6 month supervised diet which was awesome. :0) good luck to you!

Good for you!! I had to have a six month dietician meeting then my doctor for six months then my cardiologist and a behavior class!! This is moving along great for you! It will be over before you know it! Keep us posted.