My surgery is scheduled for June 27th. I also am soooo excited. I am self -paying after going through the long drawn out process five years ago only to ne turned down by my insurance company. I wish I would have do e it back then! I'm so excited that I started my liquid diet two weeks before the doctor requires. I think I really wanted to see if I could actually do it! I've lost 6 pounds so far, but have such a long way to go.