FOR THOSE WHO MAY WANT AN UPDATE...
I'M COMPLETELY DONE WITH SURGERIES. THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT I WOULD NEED ANOTHER, BUT ALL TEST CAME OUT FAR BETTER THAN EVEN THE DOCTORS HAD HOPED! I HAVE 3-6 MONTHS OF GETTING INTO FIGHTING SHAPE. I'M STILL FEELING WEAK AND TIRED ALL OF THE TIME, BUT I'LL TAKE THAT OVER THE ALTERNATIVE.
THE SURPRISE TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO TOOK A LOT OUT OF ME, BUT IT ALSO HELPED A LOT. I NEEDED SOME TIME AWAY, AND I GOT A LOT OF EXERCISE, TOO. THE PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO WHO DON'T DRIVE OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAVE TO BE THE FITIST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AS IT SEEMS LIKE NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION YOU GO YOU ARE ALWAYS WALKING UPHILL.