Return to work

[Guest guest]

I've been in construction (plumbing/fire protection) for many years

and will be undergoing a THR in the near future. I'm still too young

for retirement (53) and was wondering if there are any who have had

this operation and have returned to this style of work.

Thanks

Randy

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/13/2005 4:23:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

hollyrp@... writes:

Have you heard about http://www.return2work.org? I don't know all the

details, but what I gather is that if you fit a certain profile, you can apply

for

certain types of jobs. Many of them are supposedly negotiated to be

work-at-home arrangements. If you don't have the knowledge, they assist with

training. I'm not advocating since I don't know too much about them

personally,

although I did do some emailing with a guy from there once. Maybe it could be

at least a partial answer to your dilemma? Hope this helps!

Has anyone used this site or know anyone who has? Anyone know how reliable

and/or legit it is?

[Guest guest]

This is one of the things that is variable depending on general

health, the nature of the job, and one's specific response to and

recovery from surgery.

That said, this a very major surgery and the rehab can be time-

consuming and difficult. From my experience, what I've read here,

experiences of family and friends, and my general reading i don't

think it's realistic to expect to return to work full time in 2-3

weeks. You will probably have PT appointments and be working hard on

rehab for at least a month and likely longer. So if you do return so

quickly you will need flexibility about time.

I was working at home at a month, and indeed a little before that, but

was very tired and not very clear headed. I was also still working

very hard on my rehab. I had 10 days of PT at home and then a few

weeks of outpatient PT twice a week. My work was time critical so I

had to do this but wouldn't have otherwise. I had actually planned my

surgery a month earlier for this reason but had to delay it.

If you have a job where you can start by working part time and/or at

home that would help you to both rehab and work and to assess your re-

entry and make changes if needed. Also your doc and PT may be able

to suggest some modifications that would help yor return.

I hope you will talk to your doc and get an assessment about this.

Then you can set an appropriate expectation with your management.

There are legal protections for being out of work due to medical needs

so your job should not be at risk.

OTH it is very unlikely you'll be out for the long period mentioned

for complete healing.

Best wishes

Jackie

Jackie on

Borntodrum.org

Girights.net

AMIE Oakland, CA

510-332-5998

Sent from my iPhone with one finger typing; so apologies if I sound

abrupt ...not to mention typos!!

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