Age: mid-40s male
Date of surgery: June 16, 2026
Surgery location: Paley Institute in Florida
Surgery goal: PMAX Femurs 8cm
Current morning height: 5'6" to 5'7"
Current morning weight: 139 lb.
Hi everyone, I'm scheduled for femur surgery in June. I thought I'd share my planning progress to keep focused and hear suggestions.
The biggest hurdle will be finding a way to take care of my kids while I'm not there for 8 weeks. (The plan is for my family to be in Florida for the first month.) It'll be hard for my wife to do everything for them once they go back home. I'm spending more time on preparations for that than stretching or other conditioning.
Nevertheless, for stretching/conditioning Moshe Roth says "long lean" leg muscles is what you want, so do a lot of biking and running prior to surgery.
Interestingly, I asked Dr.Paley and Dr.Robbins this question during the initial interview. If big leg muscles can cause more pain. Dr.Paley said that was rubbish.
My wife has booked flights and researched the hotels. The plan is to live in an AirBnb which has accommodations conducive to my kids for the first month. Afterwards I'll move to the Homewood Suites to be able to socialize with other patients.
I am taking a leave from work, using PTO and FMLA. My boss said to make sure my co-workers can cover my duties while I'm away.
I'm hoping to return to work immediately after returning from Florida. My job is half at the computer and half walking around interfacing with equipment, so I think it would be too much to crutch all the time, and would need a wheelchair handy.
I'm also attempting to bulk up the upper body. I'll check my current levels later today.
Age: mid-40s male
Date of surgery: June 16, 2026
Surgery location: Paley Institute in Florida
Surgery goal: PMAX Femurs 8cm
Current morning height: 5'6" to 5'7"
Current morning weight: 139 lb.
Hi everyone, I'm scheduled for femur surgery in June. I thought I'd share my planning progress to keep focused and hear suggestions.
The biggest hurdle will be finding a way to take care of my kids while I'm not there for 8 weeks. (The plan is for my family to be in Florida for the first month.) It'll be hard for my wife to do everything for them once they go back home. I'm spending more time on preparations for that than stretching or other conditioning.
Nevertheless, for stretching/conditioning Moshe Roth says "long lean" leg muscles is what you want, so do a lot of biking and running prior to surgery.
Interestingly, I asked Dr.Paley and Dr.Robbins this question during the initial interview. If big leg muscles can cause more pain. Dr.Paley said that was rubbish.
My wife has booked flights and researched the hotels. The plan is to live in an AirBnb which has accommodations conducive to my kids for the first month. Afterwards I'll move to the Homewood Suites to be able to socialize with other patients.
I am taking a leave from work, using PTO and FMLA. My boss said to make sure my co-workers can cover my duties while I'm away.
I'm hoping to return to work immediately after returning from Florida. My job is half at the computer and half walking around interfacing with equipment, so I think it would be too much to crutch all the time, and would need a wheelchair handy.
I'm also attempting to bulk up the upper body. I'll check my current levels later today.
congratulations doing this while having children you're responsible for is incredibly brave.
You quoted Dr. Paley saying that building muscle in the legs increases pain is nonsense. So, is it better to build muscle or just focus on stretching? Did you have a conversation about this? so is the build muscle in legs is true thing for recovery and lengthening moment
congratulations doing this while having children you're responsible for is incredibly brave.
You quoted Dr. Paley saying that building muscle in the legs increases pain is nonsense. So, is it better to build muscle or just focus on stretching? Did you have a conversation about this? so is the build muscle in legs is true thing for recovery and lengthening moment
Thanks!
I did not continue the topic after Dr.Paley said it was nonsense; I was a bit intimidated 
I haven't heard anyone say that strong legs are good, but I've read several people say to weaken your legs, and Moshe said lean legs are good. Most agree that pre-surgery stretching is beneficial.
Thanks!
I did not continue the topic after Dr.Paley said it was nonsense; I was a bit intimidated
I haven't heard anyone say that strong legs are good, but I've read several people say to weaken your legs, and Moshe said lean legs are good. Most agree that pre-surgery stretching is beneficial.
Therefore, we agree that building muscle in the leg area is not a factor that complicates the surgery.
It might even be beneficial to develop a "muscle memory," (I don't know how to translate this into English) When you intensely work a muscle in a certain area, the cells in that area regain muscle mass faster than before, even if that muscle is lost. at least to recover faster after surgery.
so when the job is finished you'll be about 5'10" tall, which is very good.
Therefore, we agree that building muscle in the leg area is not a factor that complicates the surgery.
It might even be beneficial to develop a "muscle memory," (I don't know how to translate this into English) When you intensely work a muscle in a certain area, the cells in that area regain muscle mass faster than before, even if that muscle is lost. at least to recover faster after surgery.
so when the job is finished you'll be about 5'10" tall, which is very good.
Yeah, I've heard bodybuilders say that before, that muscles remember how big they were and "snap back" more quickly to their original size.
Yeah, I've heard bodybuilders say that before, that muscles remember how big they were and "snap back" more quickly to their original size.
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