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Hi Blondie and Mim! It's so cool to know that you will both be there around the same time we are. It strangely makes the whole thing feel a little more real! I must admit I woke up with cold sweats last night worrying about how we would stick to the pre-op diet on the 14 hour journey. It's weird, the silly little things that preoccupy the mind. I'm probably just trying to distract myself from the reality of having surgery. Although I do feel that Dr Aceves is a really safe pair of hands, so I'm not really that worried. Anyway, I feel better knowing that you guys will be there and that you have made the same decisions as I have! Blondie: We only heard about Dr Aceves from this board, as so many people rate him so highly - He's not well known in the UK, or anything! When we researched VSG, and how little UK surgeons performed the procedure, we decided that we would rather travel to see an expert than go private here (UK surgeons also don't seem to put so much effort into pre-op checks or leak testing). We figured that the jet lag would be a small price to pay for added safety.

Hi, I'm a newbie, so hope this works! My surgery date is the 5th October with Dr Acevez. My partner is also having surgery too, but I guess we will probably miss you by a few days. We are flying over from Scotland in the UK to get surgery, so hoping that the flights aren't going to kill us!!! (sorry, just noticed the bad-taste pun) I have to admit that it seems downright crazy to travel so far, but we want to be with a surgeon for whom these procedures are second nature - it's not very common in the UK yet. Good luck! I hope it goes well for you! We'll send you some loving thoughts on the 8th!