Hey everyone! I had my consult with the surgeon this morning and scheduled my appts w/ the Nutritionist & Psych Eval for next Wed. 8/12/09. I am extremely excited and hope my insurance approval is quick after these appointments.

So - What will the nutritionist and I talk about for 1 hour??? AND what on earth should I expect during the 2 1/2 hour psych eval???

Thanks!

Summer :biggrin:

I sure hope someone answers. I go for mine tomorrow.

Hey everyone! I had my consult with the surgeon this morning and scheduled my appts w/ the Nutritionist & Psych Eval for next Wed. 8/12/09. I am extremely excited and hope my insurance approval is quick after these appointments.

So - What will the nutritionist and I talk about for 1 hour??? AND what on earth should I expect during the 2 1/2 hour psych eval???

Thanks!

Summer :smile2:

During my appointment with the nutritionist we discussed improving my eating habits and becoming more active. (All stuff I learned with WW.) She put me on a 1600 calorie diet and walk 20-30 minutes 2-3 times per week. 1600 sounds like a lot to me but I am trying to do it. I was placed on diet as part of insurance requirement. This may not be require for you.

My psych eval involved a lot of test just to see if I am mentally prepared for surgery. She gave me three words to memorize and repeat. She asked me to repeat them a minute later. I also took a computer based test with a lot of questions.

Let me know if you need more detailed information.

My nutritionist spent the time talking about what Vitamins I would need to take, where to buy them, about Protein drinks, the importance of lots of Water, and what the stages of diet were following the surgery. Since I had read a lot, reasearched the internet and been reading this website for a while, I was knowledgeable and we had a great conversation.

The psych eval was an interview about my weight history and attempts to lose, I took two hours of computerized tests and them went back to talk about the results. He focused on things like who my support system is, what I was expecting out to the surgery, if I am really ready for a major lifestyle change, etc. One issue that seemed to come up was whether or not I believed I had the power to make changes in my life or if I thought the lap band was a magic answer. It was relatively non-threatening.

Don't be intimidated. It is not scary.:smile2:

Froggie D

I dont know about anyone else, but my psych eval and my meeting with the Nutritionist was about half an hour each in length. The Psychiatrist just asked about my mental health, if there was any drug/alcohol abuse in my family, why I wanted to have the surgery, what my expectations for the surgery were (mainly how much weight am I looking to lose...is that realistic?), and in the end, she gave me two prescriptions. One for sleeplessness. Weird, huh? It was pretty painless.

The meeting with the Nutritionist was also about half an hour for me. He had this list of discussion topics to cover with me and it included my eating habits (good and bad), what Vitamins to take, how much Protein I would be expected to eat after surgery, what I could drink (no cafeinated drinks...however, sodas are okay if they are flat...lol, my exercising program and what I needed to be doing after the surgery. Take notes if you need to. I found it beneficial to take notes as we spoke.

I guess it all depends on who you see, what to expect. I am sure you will be just fine. Just be honest and it will all be okay. :scared2: Best of luck!!!!!!!!:tt1:

My nutritionist spent the time talking about what Vitamins I would need to take, where to buy them, about Protein drinks, the importance of lots of Water, and what the stages of diet were following the surgery. Since I had read a lot, reasearched the internet and been reading this website for a while, I was knowledgeable and we had a great conversation.

The psych eval was an interview about my weight history and attempts to lose, I took two hours of computerized tests and them went back to talk about the results. He focused on things like who my support system is, what I was expecting out to the surgery, if I am really ready for a major lifestyle change, etc. One issue that seemed to come up was whether or not I believed I had the power to make changes in my life or if I thought the lap band was a magic answer. It was relatively non-threatening.

Don't be intimidated. It is not scary.:scared2:

Froggie D

WOW! Two hours of computerized tests? I am wondering if my Psychiatrist didnt quite know what she was doing.....lol. Infact, I am STILL waiting for her to clear (or not clear) me for the surgery....a month later.

WOW! Two hours of computerized tests? I am wondering if my Psychiatrist didnt quite know what she was doing.....lol. Infact, I am STILL waiting for her to clear (or not clear) me for the surgery....a month later.

The first time I went through the psych eval mine was the same way which is why I was surprised at this eval.

My meeting with the nutritionist was supposed to be done as a Power Pont presentation in front of several of us who were planning on having the surgery. I was the only one who showed up so she just went through it with me on her laptop. She covered what Vitamins I would have to take, different types and brands of Protein drinks and what kinds of foods I might have difficulty with post-surgery. No big deal whatsoever.

The psych eval was just as low-key. I spent about 30 minutes chatting with the doc about my family history and my reasons for wanting to be banded. No tests or anything like that.

Mine were both a snap. The Psychologist mainly talked about how you got where you are. What triggers your eating. Family relationships. Why are you wanting this? Very non threatening and easy. makes you think about why you eat the way you eat. The nutritionist was great. She went over food history asked about weak spots. previous diets. Set up some short term goals. Very easy stuff for the most part. good. luck.

Greg

I just had my psychological, nutrition, and exercise consult. Exercise was about an hour, nutrition was about an hour, and psych was about an hour and a half. I had seen a nutritionalist before and knew most of what he had to say as with the exercise physiologist. The psych eval included a 13 page questionairre about eating habits, weightloss attempts, support system, etc. They were all helpful and pleasant. Only the psychologist was covered by insurance though....lots of out of pocket expense but I am in this for the long haul. All of my reports are in and I should have approval shortly and surgery this month! Yippee.

Have not had my nutrition eval yet, my psych was almost 3 hours. I had to do a 425 ? true false bubble test then the pschologist ask me about my childhood, my family and my weight struggles.

Wow! I lucked out with my psych consult. Mine was an hour long and basically verifying that I was doing this for the right reasons, homelife, history of being overweight, confirming things I've tried to lose it, how I feel things will change after surgery, if I understand this isn't a "quick fix", stuff like that. Unfortunately, I have 5 one-hour nutrition classes to attend as part of my program. I've already been working on my diet prescription, so I'm sure they will be going through the ins and outs of how to eat, when to eat and why. Wow, I'm getting tired just thinking about this LOL

Edited to say: Good luck on Wednesday!