A couple weeks ago I had ECU subsheath reconstruction surgery after traumatic injury to it. The limited literature I can find seems to indicate that 4-6 weeks in a long arm cast is required. My doctor wants to remove my cast at 3 weeks and have me start range of motion work. I'm currently still in quite a bit of pain from the surgery, and will be doing some travelling for the next few weeks. When I go back for my check up at 3 weeks, I'm sure they will remove this cast to check the incision, etc.
Would I be out of line to tell the doctor I would prefer to have a cast for another few weeks? I'd rather take recovery a bit slow then risk damaging the repair, and I like the protection that a hard cast provides while I'm travelling, despite my desire to be able to move my elbow again.