I know I'm gonna get #### for this, but I was wanting to brain storm with fellow drivers before I try to discuss this with my driver manager. I'm a trans man who is wanting to get top surgery. Good transgender surgeons are hard to find and I found one in California who accepts my insurence. But I live in IL. I was thinking of taking home time in Cali to get my surgery. But I'm flat bed with Western Express and the healing time is 5-9 weeks. I doubt I can keep a truck there that long. I was thinking of asking him to use this truck to pull van trailers instead of flat bed right after surgery until I am done healing. I figured it's minimum physicall work that won't negatively effect my results. Or tell him to only give me loads that don't require a tarp. I'm not supposed to lift over 5 lbs. I just want to make sure this is a reasonable request to ask of your driver manager. And what the max amount of days I could keep a truck some where under these circumstances before they make me turn it in. Or hell if its even a good idea to risk driving a truck at all.
How to get rolling post surgery.
Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by BigNugget, Jul 11, 2017.
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I would think driving after that kind of surgery would be painful. Maybe just take the time off from driving. See what the surgeon say about driving.
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I know but what about the truck? I dont know anyone in California to stay with.
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And if I went home. Thats 2 different bus tickets id have to buy plus the 3 thousand i have to pay after insurence covers most of it.
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If you're company driver you'd be crazy thinking the company would let that truck sit idle for that long.
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Maybe you can take Amtrak train ride back to IL. I don't know any about the surgery but I would guess climbing in and out of truck would not be easy. Maybe take a week's vacation on LA or two.
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Ard you going to have the surgery with your dog and trainer in the room?
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You're funny.
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Dessnt hurt to ask.
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Dkes western exlress have a terminal in calif.? If they do... you can see if they will let you turn the truck in there. Dou t if they will let you stay in truck while recovering. I suggest asking and see what you and w.e. can work out.
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