OK, so my husband has jumped through all the hoops and has received approval for the sleeve. His date is May 2! Yay for him! Now, I was just submitted yesterday for a band-to-sleeve revision. I am praying I am approved too. Assuming I AM approved and the doctor's office doesn't drop any more last minute surprises at me (that's another story!), do you think our surgeries spaced out 2-3 weeks apart is a good amount of time? Will hubby feel up to taking care of me by then? Time is of the essence right now. My daughter is getting married in August and I have to buy a dress and travel out of state! I need to start losing weight ASAP lol!

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

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.

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

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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!!

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

@@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!

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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@@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.