I'm having shoulder surgery on Monday and my right arm (dominant arm) will be immobile in a sling for 6 weeks, followed by another 6 months of PT. I won't be able to straighten my arm, lift it above my head, all the things you would need to do to wash your hair or put it up.. for quite awhile. My hair is between hip and tailbone length. I can go 3-4 weeks between washes but I don't think I can go longer than that.

Has anyone gone through a similar situation with long hair? How did you wash your hair? How did you put it up? I'm worried about doing a lot of everyday things but the hair part is what I'm most worried about. I'm worried I'm going to have to cut my hair short.

Also: I have an 8 month old and a 3.5yo toddler so I don't have a lot of free time either. i.e. I can't just let it air dry for hours or take an hour to watch it.