Amanda Hammock

Hi everyone! I am not a gastric sleeve patient myself, but my husband is due to have the surgery the end of this month or the beginning of May. We are both experiencing a mix of emotions (nerves, excitement, fear of the unknown). My main fear (other than the normal fear when a spouse has a major surgery) is that I am due with our second child the end of May. That is only a three or four week buffer between his surgery and my VBAC/repeat C-section/our daughter's birth. He has wanted this and has been trying to get it in the works for a year, so he's simply seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, but I am very worried about having these two stressful events so close together. Could anyone give me some reassurance? Also, how long did it take before you recovered? I think he is mainly thinking of the physical recovery, but I know there has to be so much that one has to deal with psychologically after a surgery like this. I just don't want our sweet girl's first few weeks to be a dark time for him, and of course I want all four of us to feel supported and loved during this time of huge changes.

Thank you, FluffyChix!!

Green Tealael, Thank you so much for the reassurance! Your weight loss journey is incredible!