Firstly, I want to thank everyone who commented here and on my facebook postings.  Your words of encouragement and support mean so much!  Knowing that I have so many friends and family to assist me if I need help is a great thing to know.

So...as I mentioned before, I had the initial consultation with my bypass surgeon.  Everything sounded good, and she gave me a long list of things I need to do in order to be cleared for surgery.
However, one of the things she told me is that my blood pressure is extremely high, and that because I didn't have a primary doctor to go see at the time, that I needed to get into the ER and see if they could help me out.

So Saturday morning that is where I went.  Even though I was dreading it, I knew I had to go.  I hate hospitals.  I hate having to go in and explain to everyone why my blood pressure is so high (because I'm an idiot), and I just feel so worthless and embarrassed because of the shape I've let my body get to.

But that's not going to happen anymore.  I think I finally realized this time that the doctors and nurses there want to help me and support me as much as all of you do.  From now on I look forward to going to visit a doctor or whoever because I know it is another step in helping me reach my health goals.

So after 2 and a half days in the hospital on a mostly clear liquid diet, my blood pressure has normalized and I lost 10 pounds already!  I had alot of different tests taken, blood drawn, needles poked, etc.  But at least I was able to get a few prescriptions for some medicine that is going to help me stay normalized.

Also today I got my welcome packet for the healthcare group I chose a couple months ago...so now I have a primary doctor to go see to start helping me with the other items on my pre-surgery approval list.

That's about all I can update for now.  I'm home now, and I feel so much better already.  Although I need to catch up on some sleep...trying to sleep in hospitals can be difficult sometimes.