I've had a shower
And shaved and brushed my teeth, and am now waiting on my back for the swelling in my ankle to go down enough to finish dressing so I can crawl downstairs and make coffee.

Just taking a shower requires acrobatics. I hold onto the grab bar in the shower with my left hand and put my right hand on the counter, put most of my weight on the counter, hop my left foot in, then push off of the counter to stand upright. Getting out requires much the same sort of gymnastics. So just getting clean in the mornings is a workout.

Tomorrow I get to find out when they're going to operate on it.
( Wanderer, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:29, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

You shave your teeth?
That must be good coffee you drink.

Edit: Really though, that does not sound like fun. Can't you put a wee stool in the shower?
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:31, Reply)

Wee stool?
Is that like when you go for a pee and discover you need a poo too?
Should you be putting that in the shower?
( thealternativefact, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:37, Reply)

It's ok.
You can poke it down the drain with your toes before you finish showering.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:41, Reply)

Depends how much you needed a poo.

( thealternativefact, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:48, Reply)

the shower is not big enough.
I do have a plastic box to rest my foot on, though. And a detachable shower head.
( Wanderer, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:44, Reply)

Just have a wash down with a facecloth in the sink.
Unless it's the middle of summer and your sweating like a navvy then you shouldn't need a shower every day.
( girlinthehole, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:32, Reply)

it's nice to have a shower every day
I'd never wake up if I didn't
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:39, Reply)

it's mainly for morale.
basically I do this every morning because I need to have at least a little accomplishment in a day. I want to have at least a little normalcy in my life, as I'm unable to cook for myself or do laundry or drive anywhere. I'm reduced to watching hulu and surfing the web. I'm little more than a talking turnip in my own house

Getting a daily shower makes me feel like I can at least do something.
( Wanderer, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:40, Reply)

MTFU
And wallow in your helplessness. It'll give the family a feeling of self worth and superiority they would seldom achieve otherwise. Think of it as a gift to them.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:43, Reply)

I think my daughter likes this.
she's taken to bringing me food quite happily. My son, on the other hand, is missing my cooking.

They had best get used to it as I'm down until July.
( Wanderer, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:48, Reply)

What's wrong, broken ankle?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:49, Reply)

Yup. Broke it badly enough to require a metal plate.
I did it about a week ago, and have been gradually adjusting to my new life ever since.

The bright side, such as it is, will be that I can sue my ex wife for medical bills and liability and it will be covered by her homeowner's insurance. I can get some money for this without causing anyone too much grief. I've spoken to an insurance agent and described exactly what happened, and he says it's pretty much open and shut. I should get a nice bit of cash out of this.
( Wanderer, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 15:02, Reply)

Ow! Just fucking ow.
I remember when I did my wrists in. Wiping was fun. As was showering.

Then again yes, showering was fun. The wife had to soap me up and scrub.
Then again she did have a rather idiosyncratic method for willy drying.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:50, Reply)

Did you get a blow-dry-job?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:52, Reply)

No.
She used to wrap him in a towel then roll vigorously between her palms.
You know, like you do when warming a biro. She saw nothing wrong in it.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:54, Reply)

Hahahaha

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:54, Reply)

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(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:55, Reply)

Sorry
It is funny though
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 14:56, Reply)

She now offers to dry me off when I come out of the shower.
Then laughs like a maniac. I love her.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 15:03, Reply)

Hahahah
She sounds ace
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 15:03, Reply)

I was initially fearful
that I would require assistance in the shower, which would have been humiliating. By all rights I should be helped in the shower, I suppose, but I'm a stubborn bastard who refuses to accept this.

But I am willing to accept having others cook and do the cleaning.
( Wanderer, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 15:04, Reply)