I have my Psych appointment tomorrow..

I'm nervous- I hear they try to 'trip' you up....any advice??

I just had my pysch appt today at UVA as well. Nothing to worry about really, I talked to the pysch for about 45 minutes then took a test type thing with 340 questions but it didnt take that long. They just wanna make sure you dont have an alcohol, drug or emotional problems that need to be treated first. My whole appt took about an hour and a half. Just remember to breathe and be yourself and everything should be ok :) Keep us posted

No help here..my insurance/Dr. didn't require one.   Good thing....they'd have never let me have this if they knew "the crazy" I have in my head! HAHA...kidding...ok...sorta...maybe they didn't require one because I've been in theapy for the past 2 years...figured I was already getting help for "the crazy." You'll be fine...just be yourself and be honest....

You will be just fine read your questions over an be sure you understand them before answering them breath as Karen said and relax, its not that bad really its common since questions and you just have to read word for word. Good luck Ill be up there tom. giving support to our one and only Jackie Greene having her surgery tom. if you see us come on over. And welcome to the board hope we will get to meet you soon.

I work over there so I might drop by...what time is the surgery?

Hey there she is to be in the surgery waiting room at 11:00 I think Ill get there around 12 or so what time is your appointment? where do you work? I live here so let me know.

My appointment is at 1:00 with Dr. Scott Bender-  I am an Admin Assist for the manager of Peds and Teen Health- My office is near the West Complex....and that is actually where my appointment is....I'm so nervous....I just want my approval!

You know where we will be over in the surgical waiting room come on over, or email me and ill give you my # [email protected] .

Dr. Bender is a nice guy. I had my apt with him, too. He will give you lots of information and talk to you about the surgery. He wants to make sure that you know the risks and the changes that surgery will require. We had a good chat, I did some silly thing that had about a million questions and went on my way. He did have me do a food journal for 4 weeks and keep track of protein, fat, and water intakes. I also had to provide him with an exercise plan. (mine was swimming in the pool, walking everyday, and doing some sparkpeople.com strength training exercises) Don't stress it. It really was easy.

This is the easy part!  The test/meeting is to evaluate that you don't have unrealistic expectations of the surgery w/o working with the tool (pouch) I suffered from depression since I was 13 until getting on meds and going into therapy about 5 yrs ago. So I was a bit worried about that but the psych said it was not a problem! All good wishes being sent your way!