Hi Christine! I wish you all the BEST with your upcoming surgery with Dr. Kaczmarski. You are in excellent hands with all the staff at Barix. May surgery go smoothe and complication free recovery. I also would like to invite you to join a online email support group just for Barix patients. If you're interested, please reply to this message! Hugs and God Bless, Jackie in MI, down 211 pounds!