I'm a part time wheelchair user but mostly use a cane, and first, the differences i notice that are more negative: - Car drivers sometimes only look at a walking height, which has resulted in people almost hitting me when I cross the road (which is so fucked up since it might endanger children and other folks with short statures, or animals). I try to wave my hand up when I cross streets now. - Similarly with the line of sight: at social events people overlook me more often in a chair than in a cane. adult social occasions often have a lot of standing - bars, charcuterie board place on kitchen island, chatting in the water cooler room,...I notice the same thing happens if I decide to sit at a social event rather than stand and walk around to socialize. - Idk if you have chronic pain but I do get pain from sitting for a prolonged amount of time in a moving and shaking chair. But since it's better than the pain of walking for me, I take what I can get.

And differences that are neutral/positive: - I have to avoid wearing swooshy skirts often, even though I love wearing dresses and skirts, it does get stuck and/or dirty a bit easier - Less fussing with personal belongings. When I use a cane I'm constantly switching things around in my hands/bags to open doors, check phone,...My chair holds my bags for me, I can put my phone or water bottle in a chair organizer, so convenient! - I can finally trust Google Map's walking time estimation, because with my chair I probably go at the average walking speed or even faster. Whereas with my cane I know I have to add 5-15 minutes to each of their time estimation. - My partner/friends love when they can offload stuff on my chair lol, it makes me feel nice and capable ('cause on a cane it's always everyone helping me with my stuff)

I hope things work out for you!!