Iwillquilt, I hope you have a speedy recovery. I had rotator cuff surgery last year. It killed me not to be abole to sew. After about 2 1/2 weeks I could sew with my left hand by machine. I set my chair really high and could guide the fabric with my left and get my fingers on my right to help out a little. I couldnt sew for too long because of the chair being so high but I could sew a little. It kept me from going completely crazy. I had the LQS cut some strips that I needed because I couldn't use a rotary cutter. Also had my son do a little cutting. Good luck.