My bother made the comment last time I talked with him on the phone, "How can you shovel snow one-handed?" so I made a video today.
I had surgery on my right wrist and elbow for carpal tunnel two weeks ago. Being limited to one-hand is frustrating; but as much as possible I cannot let it stop me completely. I've got to do what I can do.
It is very tiring to shovel one-handed and much slower than using two-hands. Glad it's been small, light and fluffy snows so far. Thankfully my old work coat barely slides over the cast. It's the only coat that currently works. I usually just have a sweat jacket draped over the right shoulder. A glove won't fit over the cast on my hand, so that's a sock to keep my hand warm. I get my soft cast off my arm on Wednesday. I'll still have weight and activity restrictions for the next 4-6 weeks, so I suppose I'll be doing more one-handed shoveling ahead.
I still have the sore on my leg. I'm not wearing my prosthesis except for an hour or two a day at the most. Some days I don't wear it at all trying to let it heal. Cannot happen soon enough!
Combined together not being able to use one leg and one arm is frustrating. I've been much more house bound than I'm used to being. There are so many things that I just cannot do. Working hard to keep a good attitude and being creative to get whatever I can done.
