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[pownzorgeek]

I am planning to do either the precice or the gnail currently. I would like to ask from people who have done it, how long after surgery can you work in a completely home office environment? Surely you don't have to physically go to work, but do the pain meds mess up your awareness? Or are there other things to consider?

[V21]

I'm 13 days post op and just worked for 2 hours. I must tell you it wasn't easy and I was not 100%. For example, I had to stop every 30 min to stretch a bit. However, it's possible to do basic work. I hope to be able to work 6-8 hours in a few weeks.

[SirStretchAlot]

It is very difficult to work on Precise, as you will spend tremendous amount of time manuvering on wheelchair.

On Gnail, besides needing to do the same 2 hour stretch, you can work as normal.

[pownzorgeek]

It is very difficult to work on Precise, as you will spend tremendous amount of time manuvering on wheelchair.

On Gnail, besides needing to do the same 2 hour stretch, you can work as normal.

Why spend time maneuvering? If you work, you'll most likely spend most of the time in front of your pc. Do you mean to going to drink water, or do something else?

[SirStretchAlot]

Why spend time maneuvering? If you work, you'll most likely spend most of the time in front of your pc. Do you mean to going to drink water, or do something else?

You will face severe muscle atrophy on precise from not use using your leg muscles. Further, on wheelchair, it is difficult to do anything. The amount of time you will spend getting on the toilet, shower, grab something from the kitchen, or even moving between chair and bed is insane. It is difficult to understand as a healthy walking person unless you go through with it.

[pownzorgeek]

You will face severe muscle atrophy on precise from not use using your leg muscles. Further, on wheelchair, it is difficult to do anything. The amount of time you will spend getting on the toilet, shower, grab something from the kitchen, or even moving between chair and bed is insane. It is difficult to understand as a healthy walking person unless you go through with it.

I'm 60 kg. If I'm not mistaken, I can use a walker I think, thus reducing some of this overhead.

[ryand2021]

For P2.2 you can "work" as soon as you are conscious enough to operate your laptop, which could be just a few days after surgery. However, you will be very disorganized and distracted. For simple tasks it may be fine, but it would be unrealistic to complete highly cognitive or time-sensitive tasks until you're no longer distracted by the discomfort from your legs, which is unlikely to happen until consolidation stage.

It also depends on how you want to work. It would be easier to work from bed in a relaxed position vs. complete a long, formal video interview in a sit-up position. If you rely on strong pain meds (oxy, etc.) it may impact your work performance as well.

If your work involves intensive meeting schedule, highly complex tasks that require timely responses, or long hours, I would recommend take leave of absence during the lengthening stage. You will be distracted a lot by different things (PT, nap time, etc.) and you don't want to exhaust yourself.

[DonBones]

I am planning to do either the precice or the gnail currently. I would like to ask from people who have done it, how long after surgery can you work in a completely home office environment? Surely you don't have to physically go to work, but do the pain meds mess up your awareness? Or are there other things to consider?

This is again one of those questions where the answer is a boring - it depends.

The pain meds are different for everyone. For some they won't have cognitive side effects, while others become sluggish. The same goes for pain, some people experience a lot, others not so much. Then there is the big question of how well you sleep, if you happen to be one of the lucky ones that manage to accumulate 6-8 hours per night or the ones that won't go above 2-3 hours per night. How disciplined are you? Can you handle three hours of physio alongside work? I mean really intense stretching, walking about 2-3km per day and go to the gym. Finally, what kind of work do you do? Programming requires a lot of focus, some other activities require less.

Maybe it will take you two weeks before you can produce good output at work, maybe six weeks, or maybe ten. It's very hard to predict.