Marc - it's interesting you say that; my left ("good") side flared up a little during this virus, and I was already sore from work. I was attributing the left side flare up to laying around in bed for days on end, but maybe it also has to do with systemic inflammation caused by illness?

tosmother - I have not had my recheck appointment yet. I was supposed to have it next week, but my ride weaseled out on me, so now I'm going on the 24th. Other than this virus, I've been doing okay. I had a rough week at work that left me sore, but not like what I was experiencing prior to surgery so, yes, still very glad I had the surgery. :-) I was feeling pretty discouraged when I got sore and sick at the same time, initially blaming the soreness/pain for the fact that I felt crappy all over. Prior to surgery I did have pain episodes so severe that they caused fever spikes, nausea and vomiting, and I was scared that was starting to happen again - it was almost a relief to find I had a virus.