Wife 1st for surgery

[jeffnanika 58]

Well the time has come. Our insurance is cleared and we will be having surgery. My wife is set for January 16th and looks like I will be in February. Not sure if that is going to be to soon after hers. Nervous about how much time we will need to take off of work. We are ready, but nervous. Anyone else have surgery with their spouse close to each other? Any advice would be great!

[tamjo37 37]

My husband and I had our surgeries 2 weeks apart. We did it like that so we could go through the journey together every step of the way. We are 3 months out and doing great. Pay attention to your post op instructions and you should do great! I was off work 2 weeks and he was off 3 weeks. Took the extra week off to stay with me.

[jeffnanika 58]

We were thinking about doing it together but we have no one to take care of us over the first couple of days. I am looking to do it about three weeks after her surgery. So excited to start this new chapter of our lives!

[AMannCPhT 7]

My husband and I are scheduled tomorrow... In order to have it done on our insurance before the end of the year, that's how it ended up, we are worried but have help for us and our two children, I have tried to make it fun though I made us husband and wife matching superman shirts that say getting super skinny sleeved by dr smith and superman pj pants, kinda crazy but I figure its not common for couples to do it on the same day. Very nervous :/

[BeBa091110 2]

I took 5 days off from work... By that Monday I was ready to I back to work, feeling good, taking 5min walking every so often but feeling great,

Good luck!!