Hiya honey, lots of luck! My GP recommended weight loss surgery for me, too, over a year ago. Still has taken me this long to finally decide to do something about it. I had dreadful trouble with swollen feet and ankles until I started lipotrim, even lying down at night didn't help. Also various aches and pains and lots of knee trouble.
I'm now almost at the end of week 5. Ankles like a gazelle (lost 2 inches off them already) - ok, a fat gazelle, but they feel great!- and no knee pain, in fact no aches at all.
Have had up days and down days on this, but I never thought I would find anything that works as well as this. Have a friend who has had a gastric bypass, and the weight loss on this is compareable to that, without the risks of surgery and complications. He looks really ill, in fact, and still hasn't beaten the food demons! He will eat a big mac then make himself sick because he feels so ill.
The best bit about this for me is the complete break from eating. Its a chance to rethink my attitudes to food and eating, so I can keep the weight off once I refeed.
Good luck for your holiday, ignore those people who say you have to eat, because you don't. I never thought I could last more than a few hours without food, but 34 days in, I feel fantastic.
Looking forward to hearing about your journey!