As for carrying things while using crutches - you have to think outside the box! I've developed a number of ways to carry things while on crutches - I got crutch bags which slip on over the bottom of the crutch - those work well for small things like phone, pad of paper and pen, a paperback book, a can of soda, etc. I also use sports drink bottles with screw on caps - like joggers and cyclists use - the ones I have have a loop on the cap so I can hang it off a finger and still use the crutches. For bigger things - try using a tote bag or shopping bag with handles and either hold it with your finger tips around the handle of the crutches or sling it around your neck if the handles are large enough. The only things I have trouble with are hot things and big open things with fluid - refilling cats water dishes is a challenge - but filling the sports bottle with water, carrying empty dish plus sports bottle, fill dish at their feeding site - that works OK. Big heavy things? Well you probably should not be lifting anything really heavy anyway this soon after surgery - let someone else do that Also pockets are great - they can carry lots of things they were not designed to carry - I carried 3 small cartons of yogurt from kitchen to desk in the den today - just put them in my pockets along with the spoon, napkin, a can of coke, and a bag of chips. If you have a lot of things you carry around frequently maybe investing in a carpenter's apron with lots of pockets would be helpful - here's a picture of what I had in mind .... https://www.duluthtrading.com/store...-tool-belts/shop-aprons-shop-coats/85021.aspx
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