Yes, the surgeon was literally the only one in Canberra my GP would recommend. He said there were two others at a similar standard in Sydney, but their work was all comparable.

And yes, thank you, I'm hoping for wild success, and I am definitely expecting to be positive in any case. Even just knowing I'm having this procedure done so soon has certainly lifted my mood, and this is with the underlying anxiety about having something so significant done to my body.