Although I am not a mom, I thought I would add my two cents. I have two nieces that I am very close to...We have diabetes, stroke, heart disease, HBP...and all kinds of other health risks in our family. I gave up going home to spend a week with my nieces to hopefully give them many years with me---I went to TJ and had the surgery. I don't know if that helps, but it is how I looked at it. Also, surgery does always have risks, but I recieved better care with Dr Ortiz and his staff than I have in most US hospitals.