so glad you're getting to the point of not needing the pain med nearly as much, and hiphiphorray for the Doc seeing the need for help with the nausea, thats important, and i wish for your sake he'd mentioned that side effect and what help was available earlier. But onward! and how about a belt around the step stool, you can draw it up into the jeep after, and use it to lower the stool into place when its time to get back out?