I talked to the person arranging my surgery today and have decided on Tuesday July 5th 2016!

I had to talk to my dad to see what time was best because there was some talk of either his wife or him being able to come with me to Prague, but now that it's probably going to be a week long trip and they have a set of 3 year old twins at home, it doesn't look like it's going to happen. His wife is from Ukraine, so she goes there for the school holidays every year with my step-sister and the twins to see her parents (and so the kids can grow up bilingual), so it made sense for me to have the surgery and be over the worse before the end of July when they usually leave.

I'm a little very a little nervous about going by myself, but dad said if I needed it he could fly out the day before I left and help me get home, so I guess I'll just see how I feel? I'm sure I'm just being a baby about it, but I would have liked someone there.

I have to transfer some money so my dad can send the 800EUR deposit for me to reserve the date, but that should be pretty easy through online banking.

It's exciting/terrifying and suddenly more real than it was before.

I am so sorry you have to go through the surgery alone! May I ask why Prague? Why can't you do it earlier so that your dad can go with you? I know I am prying, just trying to help! I really hope everything works out right for you. Good Luck!

Prague because the clinic seems to have an equal level of care to what I would receive in the UK and some people in forums had good things to say about the surgeon. Belgium was also a possibility but the surgeon I was looking at seemed more exprienced in wls other than the sleeve. It was also a money issue, though the level of care is comparably I'd be paying approx 4500 euros instead of 10000+ pounds.

I can't do it earlier because I don't come back from Indonesia until June 23rd (I work here), but either way he would not be able to join as it is too long away from the kids and work.

I know 'dad says' makes me sound like a teenager but I'm 32 years old, I know I can do it by myself, I just wasn't entirely expecting to and it's made me more nervous.