It is a doddle! F me kidder, I'm 65, a small framed lightweight. Had six rounds of chemo, my innards rearranged in a seven hour operation a year ago where I was opened up from the shoulder blade on my back, diagonally, across and down through my rib cage to the belly button. My lung deflated, my oesophagus removed, my stomach bisected, rejoined into a tube and pulled up between my lungs to make up the difference for what was removed. A rib was cut through on one end and prised apart so the surgeon could get to a lung to deflate it to get to where he needed to. The rib will not be rejoined as it would cause an arthritic repair. It's simply layed across its neighbour, like crossed fingers. It moves and clicks when I move about, ie working or kayaking. With my shirt off I look like I've been in a sword duel.
I think if I find wfp a doddle, most reasonably fit and healthy people shouldn't find it too hard. I've done years of jackhammer and shovel work in my younger days as I worked my way up through utility and pipeline work. I know what real hard work is.
I say again, a doddle. ?
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bless u , i wish u the best in your health 
