OT. New physiotherapy tomorrow

"Lesley Madigan" wrote in message
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On May 23, 12:55 pm, "Christina Websell"
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I've even thought of buying a cheap 2nd hand mobility scooter that I can
operate with my right hand and selling it again afterwards when I can
drive
again.

That's an idea- see them a lot around here, apparently they do a good
few miles on a charge certainly enough to get to the shops and have
panniers for shopping although you wouldn;'t be able to carry a lot on
them (Wait this is Tweed we're talking about- she;ll work out how to
tie a bale of hay and some sacks of chicken food to it :-) I didn't
know you could only operate them with your right hand but that sounds
fine if you can and you could easily sell it on once you could drive
again the papers are full of companies offering to buy/sell them- you
might even be able to get one on a contract for as many months as you
need it- whilst I don't pay too much attention to mobility ads in the
papers I am pretty sure I;ve seen mobility scooters offered on
contracts

I can understand you not wanting to lose Mr F though (Correct Adrian?)
I am surprised you say there's not a .lot of automatics- here in
London most cars are but if you've never driven an automatic you'll
have loads of problems I suspect and anyway correct me if I am wrong
(and given I don't drive I may be) the gear stick on an automatic is
on the left in the same position as a manual (usually I may not drive
myself but I have seen automatic gear sticks on the right hand side of
the wheel but on a few Mercedes only- my dad had a beautiful Merc
years ago and they are the only cars that interest me) so getting an
automatic wouldn't be much help as you;d still have to reach down with
your left hand to pull the gear stick

Lesley

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The inside configuration of cars varies widely. I drive an automatic. My
gear shift is on the right. Of course, my steering wheel is on the left, so
that could make a difference.

Joy

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"Adrian" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote:
As there is no chance of raising my arm atm, I'm really upset by this.
I *must* drive. To get food for my chickens and to shop.
Tweed

I wish I lived nearer to you so I could help.

Aww, thank you.
Physiotherapist raised my arm to the maximum today (bearing in mind I can
only do this if I support it with my other arm) and asked me to try and
support it myself for a few seconds.
O M G. It hurt so much I held my breath each time.
Next week I get into the hydrotherapy pool as she says having my arm
supported by water will help.
June gets food for my chickens, but she helps me so much I get embarrassed
to keep asking.
Shopping is my real problem. Yes, I can do it online but I can never find
everything I want.
I've been pretty well stuck in the house since March 14 although I've
walked
to the shops a few times recently when I was desperate, I really should
not
do it as it hurts my shoulder big time, it's too far

Tweed

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Could you speak to the owner/manager of the grocery and describe your
problem? It's possible there might be an employee (or son or daughter of
an employee) who would be willing to deliver your groceries for a fee.
You could call in an order, either directly to the grocer or to the person
who is going to deliver.

Like everyone as an Asda customer, it's not possible to have them talk to
you online, no telephone contact is possible. It costs me three US pounds
to have my groceries delivered - it's a bummer that I cannot find everything
I want on their website even though I know there are there in the store
This is the reason I need to shop for myself - and to do so I have to drive.
I'm doing my physio like crazy to achieve that.

I wished I had not asked my physiotherapist today about my prognosis. She
thinks it might be a year before I can use my shoulder properly again.

Tweed



My own experience has been that I accomplished more on my own than I
ever did with physiotherapy. That goes for shoulder, hip and knee.
Best wishes.

On May 24, 1:26*am, MLB wrote:

My own experience has been that I accomplished more on my own than I
ever did with physiotherapy. *That goes for shoulder, hip and knee.

Dave did most of his rehabilitation of his own- the hospital
physiotherapists varied from useless to very good but hassled by time
constraints as did the community ones at one point due to him making
more progress than expected one team stopped coming and it was 3
months before the team they were supposed to be smoothly handing him
over to could get to see him- by the time they got there he was so
much better from doing it himself that they had to go away and rewrite
his treatment schedule!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

"Joy" wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote in
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Okay. I do understand how you feel about your car. I love mine, too,
but
it is an automatic. It is a lot easier to learn to drive an automatic
than
what used to be called a standard shift, though. Your main problem
would be
training yourself not to shove your left foot through the floor when
you
change speeds. ;-)

I see very few cars that aren't automatic shift. Where do you live?

Joy



I've driven lots of automatic cars, one thing you have to careful of
when you're not used to them is putting both feet on the brake. I always
wanted an automatic when I lived in a busy area but now I prefer my
manual.
--
Adrian

"hopitus NFL" wrote in message
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On May 23, 4:10 pm, "Christina Websell"
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"Lesley Madigan" wrote in message

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I can understand you not wanting to lose Mr F though (Correct Adrian?)
I am surprised you say there's not a .lot of automatics- here n
London most cars are but if you've never driven an automatic you'll
have loads of problems I suspect and anyway correct me if I am wrong
(and given I don't drive I may be) the gear stick on an automatic is
on the left in the same position as a manual (usually I may not drive
myself but I have seen automatic gear sticks on the right hand side of
the wheel but on a few Mercedes only- my dad had a beautiful Merc
years ago and they are the only cars that interest me) so getting an
automatic wouldn't be much help as you;d still have to reach down with
your left hand to pull the gear stick

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Now I know you have never driven ;-)
My difficulty is that I cannot move my arm enough to get third gear. Once
I
can do this I will be up and running. But I can't atm.
Tweed

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Take heart, you *will*. LOL I thought you had a floor shift. When I
learned to
drive, the gear shift was on left of steering wheel and lyou pulled it

Yes, and that is my problem

"Joy" wrote in message
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I see very few cars that aren't automatic shift. Where do you live?


You know where I live, in the UK most cars are manual gears as is mine.
Tweed

"Lesley Madigan" wrote in message
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On May 23, 1:41 pm, Lesley Madigan wrote:
On May 23, 12:55 pm, "Christina
wrote:
I've even thought of buying a cheap 2nd hand mobility scooter that I can
operate with my right hand and selling it again afterwards when I can
drive
again.



Jus a quick Google yielded
http://www.nationalmobilityrental.co...y-scooter.html

Don't know if helps but rather than buy one they will rent you one

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Seems more expensive than buying a cheapie and selling it afterwards.
It's only an idea atm, if I could get to my local supermarket I'd be a lot
more patient about the time my shoulder might need to heal and get up and
going.
If I could just get out to get my groceries by myself I'd be so happy.
My car just sits there, on the drive. I cannot drive him because my
shoulder will not allow to get him into 3rd gear.
Drives me mad.
Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:

If I could just get out to get my groceries by myself I'd be so happy.
My car just sits there, on the drive. I cannot drive him because my
shoulder will not allow to get him into 3rd gear.

What about Dial-a-Ride? Seems to be ideally suited for people in your
position:

http://www.leics.gov.uk/new_servicep...me.htm?pid=276

Deb.
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He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Lesley Madigan" wrote in message
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On May 23, 1:41 pm, Lesley Madigan wrote:
On May 23, 12:55 pm, "Christina
wrote:
I've even thought of buying a cheap 2nd hand mobility scooter that I can
operate with my right hand and selling it again afterwards when I can
drive
again.



Jus a quick Google yielded
http://www.nationalmobilityrental.co...y-scooter.html

Don't know if helps but rather than buy one they will rent you one

-----
Seems more expensive than buying a cheapie and selling it afterwards.
It's only an idea atm, if I could get to my local supermarket I'd be a lot
more patient about the time my shoulder might need to heal and get up and
going.
If I could just get out to get my groceries by myself I'd be so happy.
My car just sits there, on the drive. I cannot drive him because my
shoulder will not allow to get him into 3rd gear.
Drives me mad.
Tweed

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One more suggestion: I have a friend who is no longer able to drive. She
hired a young man who comes to her house once a week and drives her (in her
own car) wherever she wants to go.

MaryL

"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:

If I could just get out to get my groceries by myself I'd be so happy.
My car just sits there, on the drive. I cannot drive him because my
shoulder will not allow to get him into 3rd gear.

What about Dial-a-Ride? Seems to be ideally suited for people in your
position:

http://www.leics.gov.uk/new_servicep...me.htm?pid=276


It's a good idea. Currently I am forcing my sister in law who lives not
much than a mile away, to take me shopping once a week.
She finds that, rather than shopping on her own, she loves doing it with me.
We went today, we spent too much time on getting bargains - she has no idea
how to get bargains and my poor brother had to pick up his youngest child
from a party that she should have done because we were Just Too Late For
That;-)