For context my husband had emergency surgery about 4 months ago. It was his first surgery ever. He was in the hospital for 2 weeks and I took off 6 weeks of work unpaid to be with him in the hospital and to care for him at home. I never left his side. He went back a second time in that 6 weeks after we left and the hospital transported him to a hospital an hour away. We were only there for about 6 days but I stayed with him the entire time.
We’re rolling up on talk about his second follow up surgery. Our situation has changed and I’m afraid I won’t be able to stay with him the whole time. Reason being: we have dogs at home that need taken care of and let outside and my college semester is starting back up. I only have In person class one day a week so it’s not a huge deal about the class. We had a roommate that lived with us during the first trip so I was able to stay with him the whole time while said roommate cared for our animals. They moved so it’s no longer an option.
Does this make me a bad wife if I can’t stay with him at the hospital? I feel awful about it and have so much anxiety surrounding my not being there. Obviously I will visit but he’s never been in a hospital totally alone.
I have discussed this with him and he understands and is okay with it but I still feel like a bad wife.