Dear Sue, Congrats on your date, I know you will not regret this at all, DR E. Thoburn is a very skilled and wonderful surgeon, I have all the confidence in him and his abilities, I'm sure you will to. I went in today for the removal of the rest of my staples,"Hernia"(3 weeks out yesterday)I'm down 27 lb in 21 days. I hope you have an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery.. Take Care, Lynne