Man, I have had some luck with my psych eval!

First, as I said earlier, my first one (originally for 10/6, with my bariatric center's psychologist) was cancelled, because the psychologist is going to be out of town.  They sent me a letter telling me this, and giving me a list of alternate providers to contact to make one.

I called the first one on the list, which is affiliated with the same hospital system my surgeon is with.  I figured this would be the safest bet I could make.  Boy, was I wrong!  I got the appointment, and my insurance referral, only to be contacted by the office a few days later.  They told me they don't accept my insurance!!  So, back to the list I went.

At the same time, I had to straighten out something with my insurance (http://www.preferredcare.org).  When I called, I also made mention of the doctor's issue.  I told them what was going on, and, instead of having my PCP call in the referral, they did it for ME, right over the phone!  With referral number in hand, I called and made my appointment!  This time, the psych eval is scheduled for October 2, at 3 pm.

A minor setback today, which turned into good news!

Got a letter from my surgeon's office when I got home this afternoon.  Turns out that due to the psychiatrist being out of the office that day, they had to cancel my psych eval.  They did give me a list of people who do them, though.

So, I made a call, and got one scheduled.  That one is not on the day of my last NUT appt, but, rather before that!  It is now scheduled on 9/22, at 3pm.

I don't know what I had to worry about.  Things went very smoothly at the nutritionist this afternoon.

First was the weigh-in.  I weighed in at 353.6 pounds.  According to Andrea (my nutritionist), I have already hit the 5% that my insurance (Preferred Care) requires for surgery.  I was so psyched when she told me that, and I still am :)

We re-examined my goals, and I do have some stuff to work on.  I need to chew my food thoroughly, to an applesauce consistency.  She also wants me to start eating SF Jello and pudding, which is no big deal.  The big one is learning not to drink until 30 minutes after I eat.

The main thing she said is that if I get those things under control, if I at least maintain my weight, if not keep losing, and, of course, if I keep exercising and turn in my food logs to her next appointment, she would have no problem signing off on my having WLS! :)

Well today is the day of my second NUT appointment.  So far, according to the scales at the Diabetes & Weight management Center (I weighed in there on 9/2), I am down 15 pounds from my first NUT appointment.  That makes me 358 pounds.  Hopefully, I have kept losing in the interim week.

Will post more this afternoon or evening, after the appointment.  Wish me luck!