Cane talk

I go back to Dr. Pittman tomorrow and I'm hoping to ditch the crutches, even if it means I end up with a cane. In fact, I'm gonna push for the cane. If I have to use one for a long time, I'm going to get a nice one...

The handle is really the most important part, the rest is really aesthetics.

• Root Knob Handle: considered these, but, um, they just seem so... I don't really want to walk around cradling a testicle all day.
• Tourist/Hook Handle: traditional, but can cramp fingers together.
• Derby Handle: More decorative, but comfortable and ergonomic.
• Fritz Handle: Open-ended design that won't cramp fingers, very comfortable
• Cosmopolitan Handle: New design, comfortable
  
• Left/Right Hand: Ergonomic handle that is ordered for either the left or right hand
• Palm Grip: As the name suggests, meant to be used with a flatter palm as opposed to gripping it with the fingers. Also ordered for left or right hand.

And then there are those aesthetics - I can get canes in wood, including exotic woods like zebrano or Irish blackthorn, or a metal or plastic (lucite) cane. And accessories! Ice picks, rubber tips, cane holders, hangers and stands.

And then there are these canes...

• House canes
• #8 on Stuff Magazine's list of walking sticks?(what was #1?)
  
• Bull Penis
• Animal Horn
• Clear Amber handle (Jurassic Park, anyone?)

Oh, and here's what I'll probably end up with.