Psych Eval

One of the things that Dr. Lauter requires is a psych eval (along with a nutritionist visit). Yesterday was the psych eval.

I (Mark) was pretty nervous about it, since approximately 20 years ago I had looked into one and failed this part. I have no idea why I failed, but they thought I wasn't suitable.

Tia and I had back to back appointments, starting at 9:00am down in Seattle with Jackie Leibsohm. We figure it would take us about an hour and a half in rush hour traffic to get down there, but we left 2 hours early just in case. Boy, it was lucky we did. There was a massive traffic accident in Everett that completely closed I-5. We jumped off at Everett Avenue and made our way on side streets around the problem (maybe a 5 or 6 mile backup). We made it to the psychologist with 5 minutes to spare.

I went first (get it over with). Jackie was very nice, and reassuring (which I needed). We talked about family history, expectations around the surgery outcome, depression, why we wanted the surgery at this point in our lives, etc. It went well and we both passed.

A trip to Dick's Drive In for one last time on the way home was nice.

Oh, before I forget, we bought one book on the recommendations of others regarding weight loss surgery - Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies. I never thought I'd buy something from that series, but the book is excellent. I found it on eBay cheap. Highly recommended.