I have my psych appt. this Friday. I already took a few tests and answered a questionnaire that the Dr's office mailed to me.

So what can I expect from the visit? I was told to plan on being in the office for 2 hours - .

TIA,

Dawn

HI Dawn,

I was hit hard i think, she asked me a lot of personal ?'s. Mostly about my ex, which I didn't think were any of her business. Which I told her, was not the reason I was there to talk about him.She got angry when I said this. Thought it was to be about me and my weight problems. She is the one who makes the final decision if and when your ready for surgery. Hopefully others & you will have had better experience than I did. Good Luck!

I actually had 2 psych consults. After I did the first, which my insurance paid for, I found out this woman takes 3 weeks plus to get the report to the clinic. Since I'm really under a deadline here since I'm supposed to be travelling to Bulgaria in January, I made an appt with another psych and paid cash.

In both cases, there was this long form to fill out, asking the usual...do you ever feel like killing someone, etc. Of course, I answered 'no' even though that morning my 17 year old son came dangerously close.:wink2:

Then we 'chatted' for about an hour. Now, if they're as good as I am :redface:, they were able to discover quite a bit about me just by chatting. We talked about what I do for a living, about my kids and husband, about what I expected to get out of this surgery. Basically, all they're trying to ascertain is whether or not you are going to be able to handle the massive changes that come with losing your weight.

Both put me at ease right in the beginning by telling me they were not there to keep me from having surgery. They were there to make sure it was a positive experience.

No need to dread it.

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My psych appointments went really well. The psych I saw is very easy to talk to. The first vist was mostly to get to know each other. She asked questions about why I wanted the LB and about the reasons I feel I am overweight and have never been able to keep weight off before.

The second visit we went more into my emotional eating problems, and what the problems stem from. I am going back about every 3 weeks until at least I have the procedure done, maybe longer. This is my own choosing.

It was very easy if you ask me. I hope to use these visits for my future with being banded.

It all depends on how in depth your Psychologist gets. Mine just asked me a few personal questions about my family and what lead me to choosing weightloss and then it was over. Not more than 20mins. But I guess that is unusual......

i also had a packet of quesions and when i sat down to talk to him he just asked me questions about my now. most of the questions he asked me was questions i answered on the paper he gave me. he just want to know why i put the answer i did to certain questions. he also asked me about my married casue he said 78% of marriages end up in divorce after there parnter has had weight loss surgery.

psych appointments were not required for me. I'm glad because I really don't think I need it. Throughout my life, if I need a psych for something I go talk to one.

At this point my head is on pretty straight and things are going well in that department.

I do understand why psych is included with lapband, but am thrilled it was not a requirement for me.

I had mine on Tuesday. Filled out the 9 page form that was mailed to me prior. Sat there and answered personal questions for over an hour. Then she made another appointment for me for tomorrow to fill out some questionnaire that she said may take 2 hours.

Of course being the trouble maker I am, I gave her way more information than she expected just to try and get a reaction from her

I have my psych appt. this Friday. I already took a few tests and answered a questionnaire that the Dr's office mailed to me.

So what can I expect from the visit? I was told to plan on being in the office for 2 hours - .

TIA,

Dawn

Hi, when i had my psych visit the time went by fast. It was like an hour and a half. I did mine back in June...I had to do the six months weight loss visits. I'll be done Oct 30 and can't wait to see how fast things move from there.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. DH & I are having the surgery together, so we have a built in support system. 78% divorce rate is HUGE! We too are on a 6 mos. diet. 3 more visits to go!:thumbup: