Thanks for the advice! I'm doing what I've been told. I do leave off the sling now a lot but I am VERY careful not to overdo my right arm. I finally start pt in another week. It's been two weeks since my surgery. The doc fixed a dime size hole in the rotator cuff and a bone spur. For the most part everything is good except I'm going crazy without my usual active creative activities to keep me entertained. I'm bored. But there's no use getting worked up cause that's what injuries do for you.