Getting ready for 3-level fusion, came up as a surprise!

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Hello Supergirl!
I apologize for only just now reading your thread and so I missed the opportunity to offer support. But it looks like you didn't need it!
Congratulations on a successful surgery!!!

I am wondering if you could "graduate" to a soft collar which would be more comfortable, especially in the summer heat. I, too, wore the collar while driving weeks after I was told I didn't need it because I dreaded the possibility of another MVA jolting my neck. I don't remember when I gave up my security blanket/collar--I think I just forgot one day to take it into the car!

Once you are out of the collar, be mindful of your head position while talking on the phone! Headsets are probably best--not that I use one!

It truly is wonderful that you are doing so well and I hope you continue to recover arm and hand function--if you are going to have poor handwriting, it should be your choice!!! I hope you find (as I did) that an unexpected bonus of being a spine patient is a special added sensitivity to your patients!