New here! Wife to a wonderful man getting a gastric sleeve after lapband

[dania224 4]

Hi everyone! I'm new here. My husband had a lapband placed in June 2008 and had list almost 100 lbs and then gained it all back. He is set to have said band removed on 3/24 & he is planning on having a gastric sleeve in 2-3 months after the revision. I'm here to learn more, to learn as much as I can so that I may be the best support. I want to learn what the journey will be like for him and how he can avoid having a relapse and gaining weight after a success. I look forward to getting to know all of you and I appreciate your advice and your letting me into your journey

[Carlotta1 401]

I had the band removed and sleeve done on the same day of surgery. Unfortunately the band did not work for me.. I like what the sleeve has done for me thus far. The only thing I would ask your husband if he is ready to make lifetime changes to keep his weight off. The sleeve is not magic..there is work to be successful..it would be advisable for your husband to why he gained his weight back with the band. Was it emotional eating caused by stress, boredom, etc etc. Did he have a consistent exercise plan that he did stick to. If your husband soul searches ..he will be ahead of his game this time. Ps it won't hurt to see a psychologist, pre and post op. These are my suggestions. Wishing your husband good luck in making a healthy change in his life.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

New here! Wife to a wonderful man getting a gastric sleeve after lapband

dania224

above could/should be reworded to..............

husband getting gastric sleeve after lapband - has a wonderful wife

welcome to the board

sounds like you've been supportive through your hubby's ups and downs with the lapband

now you will be there to help with the sleeve

you are aces

fingers and toes crossed..........

he "should" have better luck with the sleeve

support from family/friends et al is very, very important

good for you on being their "through thick and thin"

since your hubby has gone through WLS - he is aware of many things he should and should not do

much of his knowledge from earlier he can use again

but you/he can/will learn alot by reading the boards

do a search above with certain key words that you are wondering about

for example the ever popular word "stall"

but ask any and all questions

tell hubby to check the board out too

take care to both

good luck to dh next week

speedy recovery

next step - being sleeved in a couple of months, on the way to having a healthier, happier, longer life for BOTH of you

kathy

Edited March 14, 2014 by proudgrammy

[dania224 4]

Thank you, Carlotta and Proudgrammy! I am already researching more recipes that are higher Protein in a small amount of food and working on eliminating lots of the trigger foods from the house and I will follow a similar regimen with him to show my support

[Band2Sleever 78]

What a kind and supportive response from ProudGrammy. I am overwhelmed by kindness from this forum community.

[dania224 4]

This forum is awesome! Thank you for all of the support and advice!