Article: Help - After Hysterectomy Allowed? Not Allowed?

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Article: Help - After Hysterectomy Allowed? Not Allowed?
I need a list. My doctor told me that I was not to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk. What is allowed?

Picking up pillows and repositioning them-allowed
Turning on dishwasher after someone else has loaded it-allowed
Changing roll of toilet paper-allowed
Flipping on lightswitch-allowed
Folding laundry-allowed
Taking short, easy walks and gentle stretching-allowed
Lifting the remote control-allowed
Asking others for help-allowed and encouraged
X - Vacuuming-NOT ALLOWED
X - Sweeping or Mopping-NOT ALLOWED
X - Carrying laundry across house to washer-NOT ALLOWED
X - Lifting, Bending, Reaching, Driving-NOT ALLOWED
X - Lying around the house all day doing nothing-NOT ALLOWED (see above)
X - Bending to access oven or empty litterboxes-NOT ALLOWED
X - Going to Wal-Mart for some bargain shopping-NOT RECOMMENDED
X - Pushing a shopping cart-NOT ALLOWED
X - Sitting for prolonged periods of time i.e. at computer-NOT ALLOWED
X - Opening windows, particularly the hard-to-open ones-NOT ALLOWED
X - Making other people's problems your own-NOT ALLOWED
X - Picking Tomatoes, Weeding, and other such nonsense-NOT ALLOWED