Lotion for Back, Mederma for incision

[Snoopy]

I use this sponge that is attached to a long adjustable handle to apply any lotions to my back, works great -- you can purchase them in any surgical supply stores. I also use it to apply lotion to my lower legs and feet as I sometimes have problems reaching down that far.

Great minds think alike--I was going suggest something similar. To help keep expenses down, you might be able to find something that you would use in the shower that has a sponge on a long handle.

Some women have also attached their razor to a long handle instead of asking someone to shave their legs.

Mary Lou

[Back-out]

I am SO glad to learn this, can hardly tell. I applied a cream to my whole body after showering throughout my life - for the last years, a "shea butter" from Walmart (heavy cream in a jar). I'd just reconciled myself to giving up that last vestige of former youth these products helped me retain (my skin was my best feature).

Can't thank you enough. Maybe it seems trivial but it matters a lot to me. I'm glad I asked!

I'm expecting the shoes to give me some trouble (and bearing in mind, Ed's comments, didn't want to push my luck. Even now it's quite a struggle to get them on AND off!) . This also bothered me as a future hurdle that I saw as insurmountable, especially as it's very necessary for me to walk comfortably for any length of time.

But according to what you guys are saying, at worst, I should reserve judgment and not " die a thousand deaths" in advance, especially as there may indeed be ways to manage these issues.

It helps my morale a lot too - to retain hope. Who can pay a helper for all these myriad tasks? Yet relinquishing them DID somehow feel inside like giving up.