Sam, I am so sorry to hear your news! Very best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I've really enjoyed some Edwin Jagger soaps that came in a pack of three small pucks, sea buckthorn (a tree that grows along some European coasts and smells pretty cool), aloe vera, and I think the third was sandalwood. The lather is nice and the shaves were good. Duluth Trading Post has them.

You're pretty brave to dive in with your off hand! I assume you're right-handed. You'll need to strop, about 20 times after your shave to clean the blade's edge, and about 70 before you shave to rub away oxidation and do whatever else stropping does. I can definitely tell the difference if I try to lazy past that preshave stropping; the blade is not nearly as good as it should be.

What you need to find is someone to strop for you until your elbow is back in action. Check the Community drop-down at the top of this page--the Find Local Help link might list someone close by.

Good luck you you, man!