Any husband and wife sleeve teams out there? Topic: Time between surgeries. Discuss! :)

[BullyMomma 10]

We were also sleeved exactly one week apart. I was 4/4 and he was 4/11. It worked out perfectly! I was less mobile than he was in the first days, but I bounced back to myself a lot faster than he did. He was up and walking around sooner than me. He was even able to sleep in bed and get out of bed himself as soon as he came home. I was on the recliner for about 3 nights.

Was it the shoulder pain from the gas that kept you on the recliner? Thank you for your reply☺. I still don't have an answer from bcbs for my surgery and its making me crazy, lol.

I actually didn't have any shoulder pain from the gas. It seemed to all stay in my abdomen and made it hard to get deep breaths. It was easier to breath and move in the seated position. Also, the little guy in my avatar is a cuddler and sleeps in our bed, so he won that battle.

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[bigboris 1]

My wife did it last year, I did it this year, best decision ever!

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

Have either of you had surgery in the past? Did you recover quickly?

My partner was shocked how great I was with surgery, no pain meds, back to work exactly a week after surgery and zero complications. But I knew from prior surgeries I handle it well and recover quickly so I was not worried. So judge by previous experience and go from there.

[bigboris 1]

No, neither of us. For her recovery was very fast, for me not quite I had some aches and pains.

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[dallas23 1]

My husband had his two weeks after mine in December 2015. He has lost his weight. I've lost -88 with more to go. Remember that men lose much faster than women most of the time! It has been very helpful with both of us on the same game plan!! Best decision we have made in years!! Wish we had done it sooner! Good Luck!!

[dallas23 1]

Sorry didn't answer your question. ..two weeks is plenty of time!

[SusanB55 89]

@@dallas23 thank you! My husband was sleeved one week ago today and is doing well, down 10 lbs. I am gowing this Wednesday, so 9 days apart. I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. I'm so so so scared!

[bellabeans 74]

My husband and I will be a week apart . We think it will be easier if we are on the same foods together afterwards. We have 2 teenagers that will help us and family close by .

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[dallas23 1]

@@SusanB55 I was the same way! I never had any surgery until the sleeve and was a nervous wreck! It was so fast! I don't even remember the surgery! I stayed over night because of pain but the drugs they give you make it bearable and I am a HUGE whimp when it comes to pain. Oh and im very modest so THAT part was awful to me but they were very careful about keeping me covered. Seriously, best decision! ! I feel SO much better! So much more energy!! Follow the rules and you will do great. Hardest part for us was the liquid and soft diet but once that's over its all good! I still stick to the guidelines from the doctors.