Well, my Wife and Best Half is having her Sleeve Surgery on May 11th. Any advice on how I can be supportive? She's having a tough time with the Pre Op Diet and feeling awful from low blood glucose levels as she was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Thanks

Just say positive things and be there and listen to what she wants to talk about, the struggle will be real at first

Don't eat food she can't have in her face.

Have a thick skin. Losing weight is like having PMS 24/7

I am one month post op and I can't tell you how important my other half has been... without her I probably would have gone crazy. She is on point and knew what I could and couldn't have for each stage and helped me prepare meals and now that I am on a normal diet we put our heads together and think of meals that are good for both of us. But for instance last night we got really busy with clients and I had some left over chicken and she grabbed Taco Bell and that's Ok! At this point Taco Bell sounds gross but besides that I know that the world does not stop for me just because I chose to have surgery.. that's one of the first things wls patients have to come to terms with. She was also very helpful when I got home from the hospital by doing extra cleaning since I couldn't really and just helping me when I needed. You will be fine!

Don't bring food into the house that she can't eat that are her trigger foods or favorites, offer to go for walks with her, or boat rides or fishing or activities she likes to do so her head isn't constantly thinking about this whole thing - any activity that doesn't revolve around food. You are a good man to want to be this supportive. And don't nag or become a 'food cop' or a jerk while she struggles with emotions as there will be hormone disruptions to her system that she has not had before and may wig her out.

Cheer her on.

Research more about the pre-operative diet and liver shrinking. Going at it from an educated standpoint for many can also help with convincing someone else.

May 11th for me too!