Spouse dought!

[ISleevedIt 380]

I was very fortunate that my hubby was supportive....just not about going to mexico for it...luckily my insurance covers it. I've had a smooth recovery. He knows I want plastic surgery afterwards because I have an apron and the girls are running south. I just told him the sleeve was part one and plastics is part two....he just laughed

[confidence 46]

Wow thats great ur hubby is so supportive. I had went in to mention the tt, boobs job n all the other minors of what i wud like to get done. U can only imagine what his reply was. He wont contribute to anything im paying for all by myself. O well i dnt care it wud all worth it in da end.

[NurseGrace 509]

I don't really agree with the person who said she is either uninformed or insecure. There are plenty of reasons why a person would be unhappy about an elective surgery. I would suggest you sit down with her and talk to her and address her specific issues one on one in a respectful manner. I put off this surgery for a year mostly due to respect for my husband and letting him warm up to the idea of what I was doing and to give him a chance to learn about it like I had been learning about it previously.

Marriage is all about compromises. I'm not saying you should cancel your surgery but if you love your wife and your relationship is good otherwise, you should probably put in some serious work to let her know how much you want/need this.

[flyme_places 99]

I'm soo happy I found this. I just started the process. I got for my first appointment with my surgeon next Wednesday and my husband decided he would leave work early to go with me. He tells me he's supportive but I have a feeling that he's worried. I know he's worried about the whole surgery just because its surgery but also the after. In a way I am too. To hear all your stories makes me want to make sure we are really "OK" with what I'm doing. When we met I was over weight (not like I am now), we got married, had a son and I'm still over weight. He has always been there for me when I've decided to try the latest and greatest weight loss products. I know he would like for me to lose weight but I don't think he ever thought I would actually do this. He has never told me to lose weight just that he wants me healthy. All I know is that I'm doing this for me family. I want to be healthy, I want to be able to run around with my son without feeling like I'm about to pass out. I want to feel pretty. And I don't want to feel like I always have to be the funny fat chick where ever I go. I want to be the funny skinny chick :-)

[Amanda626 153]

I explained tot my husband it was either $$ for my funeral or for surgery.

[elvacano 0]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one. My husband of 32 years was absolutely' date=' positively against this surgery. I am absolutely positive that his objections were due to fear of losing me, meaning death. My surgery was 11/12/12 and I am down 90+ lbs. and still happily married.

I had thought long and hard about this for about 9 months. When I finally told him about my intentions he was mad. Then when I told him I had called the insurance to find out if it was covered he had problems that I hadn’t discussed it with him (furious is a good word). I explained my reasons and there were many. He went with me to the doctor visits and he did ask questions. Then my gallbladder decided it was wanting to come out and my bariatric surgeon did the surgery. I ended up in ICU because I’ve always had a bleeding problem. Everything was fine though. I pointed out repeatedly that this was a sign that I would be okay. He didn’t buy it.

He started coming with me to the monthly WLS group meetings. I’d get excited and he would just always bring me down. We argued about this for about 6 months. At that time I did have to wait the 6 months for insurance reasons. My knees popped out on me in February and I ended up being taken out of my work in an ambulance and staying overnight in the hospital (I tore my meniscus, but not enough for surgery). One of my arguments had been that I have arthritis in my knees and the surgery will help. I was on a walker for 3 months and then physical therapy and onto a cane. I was waiting for him to say something about understanding my reasons for the surgery. Never came and we had another “discussion.”

Then his health changed (Sarcoidosis) and I made the appointment to take him to mayo Clinic. I cancelled my surgeon’s appointment for this and this was the one where I was going to get my surgery date. When we came back, I started with the hematologist and specialists for the bleeding. We were still having our discussions. I changed yet another appointment to take him back to Mayo in June. He had lost 60 lbs. since December without trying (ironic isn’t it?). He was fine and they attributed the weight loss to stress and the Sarcoidosis. I rescheduled my surgeon’s appointment and got a date for July 7. His reaction in the doctor’s office was not good (he was also on 40 mg/day of Prednisone).

Well, the hematologist called me said I had to cancel the 7/9 surgery. I was devastated. He wasn’t. I went for more testing and just needed a filter put in, platelet transfusions before surgery and no blood thinners. I was ecstatic. He wasn’t. I scheduled my appointment with the surgeon yet again.

I also had another chat with my husband. We have always respected each other’s opinions. It was very, very difficult for me to be doing something that I know he was so against. However, I had reached my limit. I told him it was my body, my business and that I was doing this not just for me, but for us. I wanted to live longer and be able to travel and do more things. I also suggested we meet with the therapist that I had to see before the surgery. We went and the therapist said he wanted to see my husband again without me. This therapist was a life saver. My husband is still going to see him once a week. The therapist helped him through the surgery (he was on the phone with him during the surgery). It was the best decision for both of us. My husband is still on the Prednisone but not as much. I do know this was a contributing factor to the harshness of his reactions.

He has had some problems with my eating after the surgery. I wasn’t quite on the schedule that the surgeon gave me and I finally told my husband that I wasn’t going to eat to please him. I was going to eat what I can and get over it.

We are okay and he is seeing that I’m doing more than I used. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat! Sorry for the life story here. During all this, I was looking on this site for anyone else experiencing the same thing. I didn’t find anyone.

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This was great for me thank you my wife understand now o little bit more.

[Velveteen 10]

I agree, I want to be sexy too but at the same time I think...I don't want my knees to feel the way they do, I want to run and play with my 2 yr old, I don't want to be on medications and I want to LIVE! So when I asked my husband what he thought if I told him I wanted to have weight loss surgery he actually said he wanted to as well!! I was actually kinda shocked. So together we have gone through the whole process and he just got his insurance approval yesterday (I'm still waiting). He is going to have a lap band and I'm going to have a sleeve. The whole idea of permanently cutting out 1/2 his stomach scares the crap out of him. But so far the whole thing has been great for the both of us and in our local support group there is another couple doing this together too so we have befriended them! I have heard of many people who's lives kind of get turned upside down because of the surgery but I hope for the most part we all turn into success stories of our own!!! We just need to explain to those who are misinformed (like my Mom) that this is not a cop out but a very hard choice and an extreme life changer. They just need to know that we want to LIVE!!!!

Good luck everyone!!!