34 Year Old 2 Kids - Ready to Change in Mexico

I just got approval for surgery in Mexico with Dr. Garcia at CER Hospital. I am scared, but ready. I think this might go very quickly. I have some questions I am hoping others that have done this can help me with. I have read so many of your reviews and they have helped a ton. I feel more comfortable than I thought I would. I will have no one with me, which is terrifying. My mother was going to go, but she has been ill and cannot take any more time off and my husband was going to go, but getting a sitter for those days will not be possible. So, it will be me, myself and I. Please keep me in your prayers guys. So here is my questions. It is June 30 and I just got approved. I am supposed to be going on a cruise for my mothers birthday on September 19th. I have an extremely busy work schedule and will literally have to attempt to schedule around important dates in the office. I have not gotten my passport yet, because I was waiting to see if I would need to spend the extra dollars to get it rushed or if my surgery would be much later in the year. What do you guys think the latest I can have the sleeve done and still have a decent time at the end of September? As far as post op diets go, is it 4 weeks before I can eat regular food? I don't want to bring broth on the ship and be on a complete liquid diet. I really don't want the rest of my family to know about the surgery. It sounds trivial I am sure, but I want my mom to have an excellent time for her birthday and I don't want to feel like crap and bring her down. Any thoughts and comments will be very appreciated!!! Also, those that have been to Mexico, is it 4 days start to finish or 5?

I can't believe I will be having surgery in 10 days. Time to start the preop diet. Everything is ready except my passport, which is a little nerve wracking. I have one of those rush services working on it but it's going to cut really, really close. Otherwise, I paid the deposit, bought the plane tickets and scheduled the time off work. Stepped on the scale today and realized that I am at a new highest weight of 238. Hoping to see a good difference in my surgery weight. Nervously waiting. 9 days until I fly out 10 days until it's done.

I have a lot of stuff to quit. I don't smoke, but I do use a vape and going over my paperwork I have a lot of things to get rid of in the next 9 days. Food, Alcohol, Caffeine, Advil, Nicotine... It isn't the easiest thing in the world, especially since today is Independence Day and my family and I will be heading to a fair with yummy food and drinks. One of my favorite things in the Houston heat is to plant my rear on a patio with a cold beer or margarita and snack while listening to music. Change is hard. In Houston, the weather isn't really conducive to exercise. (Although, I do see people jogging through heat advisories somehow.) But you know, where there is a will there is a way, I think I am going to make good use of the neighborhood pool this summer. Down to 235.2 this morning. Also, wanted to check with everyone and see if ya'll know, I think I may end up on my period during the surgery. Was that an issue for anyone? Wish me luck tomorrow too. I HAVE to get into a post office to "seal" my passport docs. If I don't have them overnighted to the company tomorrow, there is no way my passport will be here in time. Also, anyone have the passport FedEx'ed to the hotel in Mexico? because I pray I will not be the first.