We went to church on Sunday morning but I was too tired and sore to go to the musical. The busy day saturday and sunday left me with quite a lot of pain. I slept well Sunday night with the maximum dose of pain pills. I acutally slept until noon on Monday. Patti got me up, bathed me and got me dressed. Steve came over at 7:30 and helped me get my compression stocking for my phlebitis on like he has every day since I have come home from the hospital. Without all the help I would be a dirty, stinky, hungry mess. Patti removed the dressing yesterday. A touch of pain but we made it. I have little to no feeling in my upper right arm and parts of my back. When the feeling does come back, it is quite painful. I am just now beginning to be able to feed myself with my right hand. I can type as of yesterday but very limited. My arm goes numb after about 5 minutes of using it. My left arm is not much better as I can go about 13 minutes before it goes numb. It must be from all those hands in my chest during surgery. Not being one to complain, Patti is keeping up with the house and me but it is a strain on her. She has lost some weight then gained it then lost it while she does all here work and eats with me several times a day to help keep my strength up. She may not be the best nurse, but she is the most dedicated one I have ever had to deal with. It is strange for both of us. Neither one of us has ever really been sick and the only time I ever spent time in the hospital was to have my tonsils out and Patti to have kids. It is really different being on the other end of a sympathy conversation and seeing how people struggle to talk or begin to break up when talking. And the test of patience when waiting for tests, surgery, results, appointments, etc is really a new experience. We both have found that relying on God is a whole lot better than relying on people but, personal prayers, words of encouragement, cards, meals, etc give the personal touch that God is there working in our lives and other peoples lives. That can really cause a rush of emotions. Wow! Will meet the surgeon, Dr. Kim next Monday at Chagrin Medical Center for UH. Hopefully we will know more towards treatment and the next step.