I admit that my husband had to pull me up... my belly is enormous and unwieldy!

My back aches so much these days that it's difficult to stand for more than a minute at a time. I have devised a method for cooking and doing dishes while sitting down. 2 days ago, I was taking a shower and my back hurt so much that I decided to sit on a little footstool that I keep in the shower stall (for shaving my legs). I couldn't get myself up afterwards! The water went cold and my husband couldn't hear me calling for him... so I shivered (couldn't reach the faucet) until I finally figured out how to get onto my hands and knees and pull myself up using the soap dish!