shirleyblanchard

I am so glad to hear from you! It seems like no one posts on this site. My husband is doing very well. So far there are no foods that he can't tolerate. He is following all of the instructions to the letter. I am doing better but still having a hard time. It feels like he is a different man. He is thinner than I have ever seen him and it is kind of weird. I will get used to it. My kids are coping. Dinner time I try to incorporate my hubby's food selection (mashed potatoes, refried beans...) into our meals so it feels like we are all eating the same things. This works most of the time. Please post so we can keep in touch. Support is a good thing and all of the support groups at the Bariatric place are for the patient. Yes spouses and significant others are always invited but all of the support is for the patient.

I am new here. My husband is a week post op and doing very well. He had the gastric sleeve procedure and has already lost 30 lbs! Anyway, I am on an emotional roller coaster. I am a high school culinary arts teacher. I have been cooking properly/healthy for the last two years. I am mourning HIS loss of food, and straws! Stupid, I know. All of the support groups his dr offers are for the patient-not the spouse or family. Yes, these people are invited to attend with the patient but I need something geared toward the spouse. I am the one that prepares all of his meals and since I have failed already (since he went ahead with the surgery that means I failed!) I don't want to fail again. Yes I know this is NOT about me but our family is on the most extreme diet of our lives and we all need to be on board. We have always jumped on the diet bandwagon and this one is a locomotive!!!