I'm the mother of 2 adult sons and I'm telling you, those boys need a spanking! What in the world? Now, having said that I guess I'm on the other end of the spectrum, where my youngest son, 28, has nary said a word about my surgery or asked how I'm doing. To be fair, his wife does all his talking
and that's fine, we get along and she asks all the time. My oldest, 31, is much more caring. But they don't live near me these days and so it does make communicating more difficult.
But I can relate on this level, every time I've vocalized that I think something is wrong with my knee post surgery, my husband, who is normally very supportive, keeps saying "you're fine, do the exercises, listen to your doctor, blah, blah..." He thinks my TKR is very similar to his recent shoulder surgery where he had a tear repaired. But then again, I suppose this is why men don't have babies!
@Jayann stand strong and stand your ground. I think by this age we've earned the right to listen to our instincts.