I love the idea of being surgery buddies! I read your post, got all excited and discussed the possibility with my husband. He's beginning to come around I think. Said it sounded like a great idea! (He's come a long way... Just a week ago he was telling me that I was crazy, my organs would be harvested and sold on the black market and I'd be imprisoned and left to die in a hospital with a dirt floor...Funny, huh? So I phoned Dr. Illan only to find that they are completely booked for November. (Sigh) So, it was back to the drawing board for me and I decided to go with Dr. Ariel Ortiz. I really hope I've made a good decision... Because my surgery date is NOVEMBER 29th !!! . Yay us!!