Post by mandimija on Sept 15, 2012 19:01:35 GMT -5
Back from the neck surgeon: this thing is not going to be as big a deal as previously imagined. I can do this as early as mid-October, and I'll be out of commission for a few days at most. I can drive as soon as I'm off the narcotic pain meds (which the doc predicts will be two days at most), and have a full recovery (scar healed) after 6 weeks. I'll be in a soft collar/neck brace for two weeks. Basically, I may have to take two days off of work at the most (since I'd like to do this over a mini-vacation that the school calls Long Fall Weekend), and while I may have some soreness at times, I will be fully functional.