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Definitely. I had to go in for a back operation some years ago, after which I wasn't allowed to sit or bend down to pick things up off the ground for three months.

Beforehand I reworked my whole house to lift everything up and to make arrangements for computer use/entertainment while lying down.

I used an older iPad as a remote screen with a sturdy heavy use bendable arm to hold it, while just putting the keyboard on myself with the mouse down next to me which worked well enough. His mounted keyboard would probably have been an improvement, but using the mouse next to your body on a sturdy surface+mat worked really well.

I also made a temporary standing desk using boxes of paper to lift up my screen, keyboard and mouse, so that when I got tired of lying down I could stand for a bit.

All in all it turned out to be a really cheap and fast to implement solution that easily worked for the 3+ months.



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