Ken, sounds like you could use a powerchair/scooter.  I know you don't
like to admit it, but your muscles are trying to tell you something.
My left shoulder's blown because of the pushing I did in high school,
college, and seminary, so I know a little about how you feel..

ken barber wrote:

>  i am progressing  on this. driving was okay, getting
>out of the car and  walking afterward was iffy.
>  this does not happen often, but every time it does,
>it gets longer in recovering.
>   when i feel those muscles consticting in the back
>at the hips, i have 1, maybe 2 seconds to grab hold of
>something to stedy myself. i usually have to go down
>and on my back until i can get ready to try to get up.
>i walk in a almost 90 % angle. get my cane out becouse
>it helps me not to fall forward as that angle is not
>the normal balance. takes several days to get over it.
>i can sit a while even today, and when standing up, it
>takes a few minutes to get straightened up before i
>start making steps.
>  oh, it is so much fun.
>
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