Neck Surgery Update - Six Weeks

Note: This is an old post. I am eight and a half months out and doing well!

Hi, everyone! I just wanted to give you an update on my three-level discectomy. I've still been having neck and shoulder pain and headaches, and I haven't been able to do much of anything useful. I figured these things were part of the deal, especially after others here told me how long it really takes to recover.

I was beginning to regret my decision to have surgery. I've had spinal stenosis / cord compression from bad disks for a long time. At my six week checkup the surgeon said my case was so severe it would take months, but I really needed the surgery because when he got in with the microscope the cord compression was considerable and I would have started losing function. X-rays looked good; he still thought the dizziness would go away. He gave blessing to resume short treadmill walks.

Update later: recovery going well at 8.5 months; still doing PT; wore bone stimulator around neck for four hours daily to help fusion.