I saw another Doctor today. I liked this guy. He seems to have a plan that makes sense. Gonna wait until Monday so I've been off of the antibiotics for a full week. Then he'll do more blood cultures to see what the white blood cells are doing and from that he'll have a pretty good idea as to whether I still have an infection or not. I described to him the kind of pain I have lately and he felt that a lot of it, especially the sharp stomach pains and cramp like aches in my back, have to do with recovering from the surgery and the possibility that small amounts of air got in and just need to be worked out naturally. In the meantime, stay on the Vicodin. No problemo. As for the numbness in my leg, it might have to do with something that happened in the ICU. He wants to wait a few more days and see if it improves. If not, I may need to see a neurologist and find out if something happened in the hospital that might have cut off some nerve endings. Basically, I may never walk the same again. But at this point, I almost don't care if the pain would just stop...