Financing Options - Stop avoiding this people

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has anyone thought that if you loose your job or some complications happen and you wont be able to get back to work as quickly as you planned? This is not a surgery you do by borrowing or mortgaging your house.

I appreciate the sentiment behind OP's post, which was probably to help/motivate and provide another option but IMO loaning huge amounts of money to do such a high risk surgery is a very BAD idea.

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Quote from: Infinity on October 18, 2019, 04:19:18 PMhas anyone thought that if you loose your job or some complications happen and you wont be able to get back to work as quickly as you planned? This is not a surgery you do by borrowing or mortgaging your house.

I appreciate the sentiment behind OP's post, which was probably to help/motivate and provide another option but IMO loaning huge amounts of money to do such a high risk surgery is a very BAD idea.

Okay so I honestly don't care who does get a loan for this surgery, the only reason I made it an important topic of discussion is because there are many who find money to be a limiting factor. For me I totally get that things could go wrong....my hope and goal would be to do Stride and get back to work on crutches in 3-4 weeks...

I also would like to say im not suggesting or planning to loan 100k to afford the surgery.. of course I would ideally like to save up 60-70% of the cost and then take a loan out for the rest. I don't know if anyone thinks this is adequete but its definitely part of my plan

But I wouldn't want to loan out the entire cost of course not, and def not promoting that!

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has anyone loaned out some of the cost and been successful aka not tanked and gone bankrupt

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Quote from: dreamingtall on October 18, 2019, 04:06:15 PMHow Much did you take out in loans? Are you still wrecked in life because of this... i just think its important to understand the impact in its entirety

Almost $30,000 in 2007 money if you count the plane tickets I bought with my credit cards.  Bad credit will hurt some people more than others, depending on what they go on to do in life.  It doesn't affect me much, but it might cause severe problems for you, so think about the risks.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on October 18, 2019, 09:18:57 PMAlmost $30,000 in 2007 money if you count the plane tickets I bought with my credit cards.  Bad credit will hurt some people more than others, depending on what they go on to do in life.  It doesn't affect me much, but it might cause severe problems for you, so think about the risks.

Alright well you were also in 2007.... I think the moral of the story is it is now 2019 and the TECH is Up^^^^ I mean the major game changer is Stryde and the fact that you can fully weight bear on it. Maybe that 30k wouldn't have messed you up so bad if you had been able to get back to work faster...

The reality is now that with Stryde LL patients can get back to work in a months time - sometimes even less. It'll definitely have it's challenges but when we talk about financing we must factor in the New VS Old obstacles

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Quote from: dreamingtall on October 18, 2019, 09:45:14 PMThe reality is now that with Stryde LL patients can get back to work in a months time - sometimes even less. It'll definitely have it's challenges but when we talk about financing we must factor in the New VS Old obstacles

It is true that Stryde is a game changer that allows you to walk before bones are fully consolidated.  However, it is not like you walk as used to be.  On top of that, you need to do lots of PT to extend your bones.  If you don't work on PT, you can't extend much.  You will have some pain at all time which will definitely slow you down at work.  As you lengthen more and more, the pain and tightness will get bigger and bigger.  You can't work as good and efficiently as before.  It also all depends on what type of work you have or will have.  You also may a high risk of falling down at work.  And you may be found by your colleagues that you are doing CLL. 
Although I am aware that there are a few people who managed to work during lengthening with Stryde nails, I strongly recommend you to avoid this option.  It will be better for you just to focus on lengthening which normally takes 3 months.  Ideally, you need to have 1-2 months to recover your mobility before work.  I know everybody here is so desperate to get cll done as soon as possible.  I was like that.  But the reality is  not something we can ignore easily.  I have waited for long and long time to finally get this done.  Be patient and prepared.

Good luck!   

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Quote from: dreamingtall on October 18, 2019, 05:22:02 PM....my hope and goal would be to do Stride and get back to work on crutches in 3-4 weeks...

forget it!

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And your colleagues are bound to know that you have done something with both of  your legs and your height is noticeably increased. There's no hiding it with reasons like accident etc etc

Btw if one can save their leaves up for the entire year/ take sabbatical leave/ somehow convince their company management, what should be the duration of that period in months so that no one will come to know what you have done. I mean you willl be able to walk just like before

Thanks

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Quote from: whyme on October 19, 2019, 11:12:28 AMBtw if one can save their leaves up for the entire year/ take sabbatical leave/ somehow convince their company management, what should be the duration of that period in months so that no one will come to know what you have done. I mean you willl be able to walk just like before

Thanks

Hey whyme
If you don't expect to do lots of activity and will definitely stay in low profile, I would say 6 months will be enough for you to go back to work without anyone noticing.  The minimum time will be 5 months but you will have some difficulty walking a long distance, taking stairs, standing long time, squatting deep, or some sort of activity that needs high flexibility or duration.

Good luck,

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Alright but honestly just because you got height surgery doesnt mean you should get fired  .... I know how work can be though...maybe its best to prepare to just chill for a while.... certainly you can get unemployment while you're lengthening