Doing LL as a construction worker

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I'm in construction and on a day to day basis I do LOTS of walking, climbing around, and heavy heavy lifting in a fast paced work environment. 

Doing LL concerns me a bit because I'm worried when I get back I won't be able to do my job or i'll be struggling a lot.  My plan is to do 8cm on my femurs with Paley, and give myself a year from the day of operation to hopefully be able to get back to work. 

Anyone that has done LL do you think i'll be able to get back to my extremely physical job within a year of surgery? And any advice for fast recovery that anyone can throw in would be much appreciated. 

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It seems the agility drops a lot with CLL

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I doubt it. You risk bending or breaking the nail. Definitely don’t plan to do any heavy lifting within a year!

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Quote from: inchesmatter on February 12, 2020, 03:35:25 PMI doubt it. You risk bending or breaking the nail. Definitely don’t plan to do any heavy lifting within a year!

Sorry for not being educated enough on the subject matter but can you elaborate on the nail?  Is the nail something that gets removed after the surgery? Or it's permanent?

I hope 1 year post surgery that's not the case, im dead set on wanting to get this surgery like all of us are....

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It gets removed after a couple of years when the new bone has consolidated completely. Until then, you have to be very careful not to over stress them.

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I could be wrong but pretty sure Stryde nail gets removed about 1 year post surgery. My advice though man is don't plan for everything to work out exactly to a specific date, you might be lucky and it could go that way but equally there might be small setbacks along the way which could mess up your time plan. Also dude with your line of work you can't take any risks, it's not like working a desk job somewhere.

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Quote from: Nestor on February 12, 2020, 05:16:38 PMI could be wrong but pretty sure Stryde nail gets removed about 1 year post surgery. My advice though man is don't plan for everything to work out exactly to a specific date, you might be lucky and it could go that way but equally there might be small setbacks along the way which could mess up your time plan. Also dude with your line of work you can't take any risks, it's not like working a desk job somewhere.

You're right that its a big risk considering my job is all physical.  But being miserable with my height isn't much fun either and im willing to sacrifice a lot of time and money for this surgery so I can be happier with myself. 

It's something I'll have to talk about with my doctor before my surgery, I was thinking i'll be out of work for 1 year but I'm willing to be out for 2 if I have to in order to be safer...

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I am 5 months and 12 days post-op and I’m back in the gym doing some pretty heavy stuff and my normal upper body routine. I actually incline pressed 90 lb dumbbells yesterday no problem. The hard part is picking that   back up off the ground and that’s getting better and better..

In 12 months post-op?? You should be well on your way.

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Once your bone is healed (should be after 1year), there is no risk of bending the nail. You can do absolutely all the excercice, the only limitation will be your muscle and joint.
For a 8cm gain, 1 year post surgery, for sure you will be far from your previous level in term of power and balance so planning to come back to the same condition for an intense job like you describe seems difficult as you will for sure be less productive than before (and also more risk of injury)
With a 8cm gain, no matter what your CLL doctor is saying, tere is even a risk you could never come back to your job if really you need to be powerful and fast for it as it seems to be the case.
You should definitevely ask yourself  if you are ready for it.

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I'm not sure about your financial situation but think you're better off getting a better job first. Maybe get into a trade where you do less heavy lifting.