April 29, 2010-Got My Scooter Today

I got my scooter today. The girl showed me everything. How to take it apart and about the battery etc. I read the owner's manual after she left so I would know exactly what to do with it. I have to practice a lot. I have a tendency to push too hard with my thumbs. I bumped into my stool. Ha! Ha!
I do feel safer now that I have it in case something happens to my leg or my back goes out, like it does at times.
It's been a rough week with my rectal tumor aching and not being able to go to the bathroom very well.
My hand still is hurting. My fingers are getting stronger but the wrist itself hurts whenever I use any twisting motion. I'm starting to put the ace bandage in it at night. Seems to hold it in place while I'm sleeping. My fingers ache so bad and in the mornings I can hardly open them. I took one Ibuprofen today. Maybe if I just take one now and then it might help.
My shoulder is still paining me. It cracks all the time. It was starting to get better but now it's hurting in a different spot. I'm just so sick of being uncomfortable and in pain everywhere. But I know I'll be in worse pain as time goes by. from the cancer as it kills me. I'll go on pain meds when that starts
I'm still waiting for my brothers to come and take my bed down so I can get the twin size one set up. I hate bothering Jim. He works so hard and hardly ever gets time. But he will do it when he can.
The maintenance man still has not put my handicap toilet in. Wish he'd hurry up. I'm sick of that commode and it pinching me all the time. It's so cheap. But at least it has helped for a while.
I had to take up my throw rugs. The scooter can't drive over them without rolling them. Throw rugs are not good anyway. Might trip over them. I'm adding this collage so you can see my scooter. I will add videos maybe tomorrow. One shows what happened when I backed up over the throw rug.