Thank you so much for the warm welcome and kind words. It means the world to have a place to come and share with people who know what I'm going through. I forgot to mention about the loss of muscle and strength in that arm and hand. My arm from the elbow down is half the size of my right arm and the therapist tested the strength in both hands. My right hand was 70 pounds and my left was 7. It's nearly impossible to do daily chores and such. It's scary to think about what could happen in the future. I am getting a sore spot on my right hand now just like the left one started out as. I am hoping that maybe I just bumped it and don't remember...keeping positive and hoping for the best!

I look forward to talking with people here. I have done a lot of reading here tonight and I am beyond impressed with this forum and the caring atmosphere here.
Thanks again