Progress Report..PO Day 57

I have started over on this post three times. It seems like my brain wants to go to what I still CANNOT do and not to what I CAN do. How do I have full disclosure and not sound so whiny?

So, in an extreme effort to restrain the natural desire for sympathy, I will try again. I don't think I have ever said my operated shoulder is on the right and I am right handed.

So here goes:

I can drive! I feel like a 16 year old who just got their license.
I can eat with a fork. Getting a spoon of liquid to my lips is still awkward but doable.
I can cook but I let the mixer or food processor do the hard stuff.
I can wash dishes, although pots and pans could use a good scrubbing.
I can do light housework but need help with vacuuming and bed making. Sheets defeat me!
I can wash my face with two hands now and comb the front of my hair, not the top or back yet.
I can push but not pull, things like doors and drawers.
I can reach for a light switch, a toilet handle, the microwave control panel and the cream in the fridge, but not all at once. :)
I can get dressed but sometimes get stuck undressing, especially button up shirts.
I can walk for exercise again. Until recently it made my shoulder ache.
I can file and paint my finger nails but not my toenails yet.
I can apply a little eyeliner and mascara again! Trying with my left hand was disastrous.
I can reposition a small pillow in the middle of the night, a major accomplishment!
I can steady myself with my right hand gently but would not want to wobble much.
I can lift a glass of water to my lips.
I can write, almost legibly.

This begs for that old joke...sounds like Henny Youngman.

"Doctor, will I be able to play the violin after the surgery?" the patient with the broken arm asks.

The doctor, smiling reassuredly, "sure, I don't see why not."

The patient says, "Great because I've never been able to play before."