Is it a stupid idea to NOT quit my job before LL?

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Based on my experience I'd highly recommend not working at all during the distraction phase of lengthening. Your work performance will suffer and the decrease in work performance could impact your overall career trajectory.

In my case, during distraction, I was probably 30% work capacity. Mentally you aren't even there, it's so hard to focus.

My advice: take a leave of absence through the entire distraction phase, and go back to work shortly after, preferably remote.

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Thanks @TheAlchemist

A leave of absence requires me to submit some kind of reason and evidence. Do you know what kind of letter Paley writes? Honestly if I just get this done and approach my employer with my surgery letter they would give me the leave of absence because I would be legitimately disabled but I would not want to let them know I had LL. I emailed Paley asking about this and he tersely wrote

"I already sent you all the info on this - bilateral femur lengthening."

I don't think he understood my concern and replied to just one of my 3 questions 

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Its clear you’ve never been on medical leave.
Any doctor will provide a generic letter stating the start date if your medicL leave and your name.
That is legit all the info required. Your employer does not
have the right to ask anything about your condition.
But like I said you can always say you have a limb lenght discrepancy.
So when you’re back people are not suprised by your new height.
Maybe gradually wear insoles.

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Quote from: harris88 on February 10, 2020, 02:33:29 PMThanks @TheAlchemist

A leave of absence requires me to submit some kind of reason and evidence. Do you know what kind of letter Paley writes? Honestly if I just get this done and approach my employer with my surgery letter they would give me the leave of absence because I would be legitimately disabled but I would not want to let them know I had LL. I emailed Paley asking about this and he tersely wrote

"I already sent you all the info on this - bilateral femur lengthening."

I don't think he understood my concern and replied to just one of my 3 questions 

Dr. Paley is extremely busy and you're likely to only get short replies.  I would suggest reaching out to other members of his staff.

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Quote from: FormerKidd on February 10, 2020, 07:26:39 PMDr. Paley is extremely busy and you're likely to only get short replies.  I would suggest reaching out to other members of his staff.

Who usually handles the paperwork and stuff? Angelique?

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Quote from: Montreal172 on February 10, 2020, 04:03:11 PMIts clear you’ve never been on medical leave.
Any doctor will provide a generic letter stating the start date if your medicL leave and your name.
That is legit all the info required. Your employer does not
have the right to ask anything about your condition.
But like I said you can always say you have a limb lenght discrepancy.
So when you’re back people are not suprised by your new height.
Maybe gradually wear insoles.

There is this law called FMLA for example which allows a company's HR to ask about the employee's health condition if the employee asks for leave through FMLA. I don't think it's as you describe. I think it's best I talk to a lawyer with my questions though. Still I wanted to know if anyone went through this process here.