Things I can and can't do

Things that I can do, that are getting easier but are still difficult:

• Reaching down to pick up anything off the floor.  It all depends on the height of the item.  Paper is still out.  So is the lid for the butter that always seems to land face down.  It seems like I drop a lot more things than I used to or is it just that I notice it more?
• Lifting my legs in and out of the car.  Still feels like it should belong to part of a workout.
• Holding my legs in the air....  Why would anyone need to do this?  The only reason that I can think of is because it is on a list of exercises to do.  I can't really think of how this might fit into day to day life on a G rated blog!
• Getting socks on.  Requires the use of the reacher still.  Once the toes are in though, it is heaps easier to get them over my heels.
• Getting up of a low seat.  I am still using the toilet seat raiser in the toilet at home, not because I have to, more because it's still a pain to get up and down, especially at night when I'm half asleep.  Given that I am out a fair bit now and using regular height toilets quite frequently, I'm not in a huge hurry to get rid of it completely.
• Getting to the pool from the car park...  this still feels like a really big walk.  I've been using two crutches but tomorrow, I think I'm going to have a crack at using the cane.  I'll keep the crutches in the car, where they have been for the last couple of weeks, just in case I need them.  
• Getting onto the elliptical.  That step up still seems huge. The step to get into the ladies toilets at work is still a bigger effort...  a much bigger but required effort!
• Putting on pants.  For the benefit of others this is something that I practice every day!
• Working all day.  I'm getting closer to doing that but I'm still capping out at about 6 hours before I'm totally wrecked.  
• Carrying things.  I still ask for my coffee to be in a takeaway cup when I'm at work as I couldn't carry a cup on a saucer up the stairs to the office.  I am limited to using one hand when I walking outside of the house as I rely on a crutch or cane.  At home, I will walk short distances without and can use both hands to carry light items.

Things that I can't do yet that I'm looking forward to:

• Use the step ladder at the pool.  I couldn't do that pre-op so it's a good range tester
• Wear shoes with laces and tie them myself.  Again, no go pre-op.
• Walking long distances without pain and mobility aids.  By long distance, I mean an entire morning or afternoon shopping without a cane or crutch.  
• Walking without a limp and without a mobility aid

I can't think of too much else to add to the list at the moment.  If anyone has any ideas of day to day activities that I really should comment on, please let me know!