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07-29-2009, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: May 2009 Location: upstate NY
Posts: 445
Weight Statistics june 1 2009 Start Date:
nov. 24 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
218 lb Start Weight:
153 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
65 lb Weight Loss:
13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.8165137615 % % Lost:
july 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index37.4155273438 BMI Start:
26.2595214844 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
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What a joke!!!!!! It cost me 90 bucks and it was a 175question t or f test. The questions were worded like " I ALWAYS" whatever or "most times" I didn't see anything on this test that would tell them if I was ready for this surgery. The two questions that were asked over and over in different ways were about drinking and drug use. I didn't even get to talk to the therapist today either. Anyone else have a test like this?
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07-29-2009, 06:38 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California
Posts: 180
Weight Statistics 6/1/07 Start Date:
6/1/07 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
242 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
77 lb Weight Loss:
20 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.8181818182 % % Lost:
12/31/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.0555555556 BMI Start:
26.6287878788 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
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You payed 90 dollars, i payed $150 for 10 questions and i dont quite remember what the questions were now. I saw the therapist for about 30 minutes and she passed me. Oh well i have no regrets, I am healthier today than i was 2 plus years ago... 
Rosie
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07-29-2009, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2009 Location: upstate NY
Posts: 445
Weight Statistics june 1 2009 Start Date:
nov. 24 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
218 lb Start Weight:
153 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
65 lb Weight Loss:
13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.8165137615 % % Lost:
july 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index37.4155273438 BMI Start:
26.2595214844 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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When i was done she said it takes about 3 weeks to get the results. Must be it is sent away to be "read"??? I think I will call her tomorrow and askk some questions about it.
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07-29-2009, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 3,605
Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
271 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
182 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
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35.4243542435 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.7357667585 BMI Start:
28.2426538108 BMI Current:
29.3723599633 BMI Goal:
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Yep, they are looking to see how realistic you are about your outcome, believe it or not. I did similar tests and talked to the psych for about 15 minutes, mostly wanted to see how I saw myself, how my self esteem was, what my expectations were about the surgery, stuff like that. If they seriously eval you and you take it seriously it can be a very valuable tool; although what you describe isn't particularly comprehensive..... The psych in our program also came to see us in the hospital but I have to think that was about collecting a consult fee cause we were so drugged up they couldn't have gotten much sense out of me ~ LOL
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07-29-2009, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: May 2009 Location: upstate NY
Posts: 445
Weight Statistics june 1 2009 Start Date:
nov. 24 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
218 lb Start Weight:
153 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
65 lb Weight Loss:
13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.8165137615 % % Lost:
july 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index37.4155273438 BMI Start:
26.2595214844 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I wish I could remember some of the questions exactly but they were like.. In a social situation, I always sit on the sidelines.....Sometimes I do sometimes I don't. How can that be a true or false answer?? I should have written down the name of the test. I think it was MM...something.
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08-07-2009, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Thomasville, GA
Posts: 203
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12/29/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
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350 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
220 lb Weight Loss:
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62.8571428571 % % Lost:
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Body Mass Index61.9929453263 BMI Start:
23.0259511212 BMI Current:
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MBMD? That's what my doc required. It was a waste of time.
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08-07-2009, 05:44 PM
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Join Date: May 2009 Location: California
Posts: 35
Weight Statistics May 7, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
323 lb Start Weight:
215 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
50 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.4365325077 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index55.4367675781 BMI Start:
36.9006347656 BMI Current:
28.3190917969 BMI Goal:
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Mine cost $250 ~ insurance covered $175 of it ...
I enjoyed my session ~ lasted an hour and we had a lot of fun.
He faxed my 'approval' over to surgeon the next day.
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08-07-2009, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 239
Weight Statistics August 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
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263 lb Start Weight:
132 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
131 lb Weight Loss:
12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.8098859316 % % Lost:
Summer 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.6879871002 BMI Start:
24.9384574039 BMI Current:
22.6713249127 BMI Goal:
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I was able to get my psych eval from my therapist that I had already been seeing for nearly 2 years because she's done them for other patients of my surgeon. There was no written test, she just asked me questions about my weight, body image, eating habits, expectations, and I don't remember what else. She made it like an interview, then typed up a summary of her findings to send to the surgeon.
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08-07-2009, 08:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,219
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
193 lb Weight Loss:
53.1680440771 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
24.3897959184 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
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I saw the thearpist the first time for about 30 mins. He just talked to me stated the surgeon required this not my insurance. Asked about family stuff and job.
THen told me come back next week and I would be given a test.
Mine was about 200? questions could have been a few more. What I noticed about the first 50 is how they would ask the same questions different ways. Anyone trying to (beat) the test....... after they got to the end they would have let the real person out. I didnt get upset about it. I acutally laughed.
My insurance was not in network but accepted my insurance. Its the only choice I had so i ended up paying like 136.00 total for this. He told me he didnt feel like I needed to come back after the surgery unless I wanted to come in and talk about things that come up. Several do go back to get help.
Mine had to be graded I suppose buy a computer I was told. Or sent off to one? Took a couple weeks to get it back and sent to my surgeon. My surgeon told me I passed with flying colors. He said he did have alot that had to go back to see him for additional support before he would clear them. They didnt get the concept of what they were gonna do.
Now my cousin who sees thearpist and used this very surgeon didnt have to go do one because shes been seeing thearpist for years.
This was acutally the easiest pre op thing I had to do acutally. I didnt mind it and acutally enjoyed it. No im not kidding. Things are so serious about this and this was a breathe of fresh air for me doing it.
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08-08-2009, 10:25 AM
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Probably MMPI=Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test.
It may seem like a joke test, but believe you me, it tells well about certain aspects about you. This test is used to assess major symptoms of social and personal maladjustment.
Come to think of it, the applicants to the med school I went to had to take this during the admissions interview.
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