I also use a chair part time. My left shoulder sucks terribly, though, so
wheeling myself for more than about fifteen feet is a Bad Idea. (Right
shoulder isn't so hot, either, but at least it doesn't have nerve damage
and a bunch of scar tissue in the muscles.) I've been walking a lot more
over the last ten months to a year--up to seven blocks at once!--which
pleases me beyond words, since I was largely bedbound in 2011. I do use my
chair as a walker a lot, especially if I'm wearing something that doesn't
support my ankles (hips and down all play the game of, "When can we best
surprise them by falling out of place?" which results in, for instance, a
subluxated hip because I stretched my leg while lying flat). But hey, it's
walking at all.
Good drugs have also helped with being more mobile, not gonna lie. My
methadone is my best friend.
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From what I can tell, the view is gorgeous.
I also use a chair part time. My left shoulder sucks terribly, though, so wheeling myself for more than about fifteen feet is a Bad Idea. (Right shoulder isn't so hot, either, but at least it doesn't have nerve damage and a bunch of scar tissue in the muscles.) I've been walking a lot more over the last ten months to a year--up to seven blocks at once!--which pleases me beyond words, since I was largely bedbound in 2011. I do use my chair as a walker a lot, especially if I'm wearing something that doesn't support my ankles (hips and down all play the game of, "When can we best surprise them by falling out of place?" which results in, for instance, a subluxated hip because I stretched my leg while lying flat). But hey, it's walking at all.
Good drugs have also helped with being more mobile, not gonna lie. My methadone is my best friend.