Went for the psych eval yesterday. The therapist is going to give me the clearance for surgery. I talked with the therapist and gave him my history. Then I took an IQ test, vocabulary test, and then a 165 true-false questionairee about dieting/emotional eating. He looked over the results and then talked about whether I would be a good surgerical candidate. He though I was the kind of person that likes to follow the rules. Meaning I would go by doctor's orders and stick to the pre & post op diet. We also talked about the reason that I overeat and those isssues that I'll have to deal with once i don't have food to self-medicate. I am an emotional eater......it started at age 8 when my dad was killed in car accident. I eat when I'm lonely, bored, restless, need companionship. Anyway, I said I'd get ahold of him when I decide to start therapy. Honestly, I know I need to deal with these things once and for all. I think I'll wait till my deductible is used up. I need to use about 400 more dollars which won't take long with all this pre-op appts. My dietician appt is on September 20th. I'm calling to try to get it sooner. I also have to get my medical history and clearance from my PCP. I have a feeling my doctor will want to see me. I'll try to get a post in here soon with some background in it. So, you can get to know me better. Assuming, someone will ever want to read this.