Serial.print

The code below is an example of how I used the Serial.print. When I upload the code to the Arduino, nothing appears in the Serial Monitor.

  // get X axis 2-byte integer from serial
    MSB = Serial.read();
    delay(5);
    LSB = Serial.read();
    MSBLSB=word(MSB, LSB);
    valx = MSBLSB; 
    Serial.print("I received:");
    Serial.println(valx, DEC);
    delay(5);

    // get Y axis 2-byte integer from serial
    MSB = Serial.read();
    delay(5);
    LSB = Serial.read();
    MSBLSB=word(MSB, LSB);
    valy = MSBLSB; 
    Serial.print("I received:");
    Serial.println(valx, DEC);
    delay(5);