Six weeks til Haggis time!

Yay. I'm six weeks in to recovery and I'm wondering why on earth I bothered buying the recliner just before my convalesence. My hopes and dreams of recouperating in the garden were thoroughly shattered by the hail and never ending rain. Any trips in my sling bound state were far from comfortable after the local anaesthetic wore off - I think my last installment was written in post-operative haze!
My dreams of squats and long walks were just that, dreams. Trips to the post-office were great therapy, but holding an umbrella and a bag of shopping at the same time one-handed were problematic.
So here's a list of some more extreme sports for the (post operative) one armed frustrated wanna be leisure cyclist:
One) JAR & CAN OPENING
I challenge you - Take a can of the thing you'd fancy most when feeling somewhat under the weather. Perhaps a can of therapeutic soup. Next, take a conventional can opener, and try to squeeze and turn only using one hand, without spilling a drop. Once you've mastered that, and in need of more comfort food stuffs, try opening a jar of salsa. Are knees or feet better for gripping it tight as you struggle to open it with just your right hand?
Yes another sticky food stuff moment.
Two) BRA WEARING
The world is a scary enough place without having to cope without me in a bra, but you try getting one on one-handed, when you're not even able to move your arm even an inch from your side. It's almost impossible, believe me. Since when did M&S stop selling front fasteners? I'm quite sure I'm not the only woman in need, and I now wholly sympathise with anyone even slightly incapacitated. Thank goodness for halterneck tops with built in support that you can wiggle up over your hips.
Three) PEPPER GRINDING
A delicious plate of food awaits you, and it's bad enough that you've got to cut up your steak with a pair of scissors before going through to the table, but have you tried grinding pepper using just one hand? Take your pepper grinder, wedge it under your chin, and lean over your plate. You may just be lucky enough to make it work, but more likely you'll be exactly like me and end up with half the grinder contents down your top! Hardly the most attractive sights. I must apologise whole-heartedly to my mother for taking the mickey out of her battery operated grinders (gadget fiend that she is), though hope she doesn't take that to mean I want one for Christmas!
Four) HANGING & FOLDING YOUR WASHING
Take one king size duvet, somehow manage to take the cover off it, and shove it in the washer, then try desperately hard to hang it up on the line, fold it later, and put it away using just your right hand and teeth. Thank goodness I've never needed any dental work, and no one was watching - quite sure it'd be as embarressing as any childhood cine film my parents have ever dared to show the men in my life :-)

So, now my left limb is back in the fresh air, and the doc says I can lift no more than a cup of tea for a while yet. 2 more weeks til I can drive, 6 weeks til I can get back on Haggis or my motorbike, but I'm well on the way to a fully repaired shoulder. I must remember to scan in the photos to scare you all in to being cautious on a button-lift! They're almost as scary as the tangible muscle depletion - if only I knew that one limb doing nothing for 6 weeks would result in instant skininess, I just wish the change had encompassed more than just one arm.