I am doing much better than expected. I was able to take off my bandage last night, I have 4 little holes/w stitches, felt good to take a shower. Then Dirk put the bandaid's on the incisions. I look like crap, but I really don't care, my hair, ughhhhhhhhh can't do it with one hand.....

I don't have the pain I had prior to the surgery. I am just really sore, my pain seems to flare up when I am trying to get comfy to sleep, I wake up during the night stiff, sore and in pain. I just can't get comfy, this too shall pass.

You really don't realize how much you use your arms. When I had my sling off to do my little exercises and take a shower, I found myself going to use my left arm, it's just habit, that is why you HAVE to keep the sling on most of the time. It's not like if you had a cast on something and couldn't use it at all. It's your shoulder and it is so used to being used.

So, I am going to try and take a real good nap today, I really need it.

Hugs, Nikko