Hello all. I went through surgery January 22, 2021. Hour late getting started. It took 4 hours. All I remember is the anesthesiologist said go to my happy place. He said good bye and I woke up when it was all over. I was in hospital Friday and Saturday nights and they sent me home Sunday. At this point the surgery is successful. I follow up on Feb 4th for xrays and instructions. I have a lozenge in my mouth. Still feel like I am cheating, but it's helping me not puff. I had 4 vertebrae removed and a plate put in to fuse. At this point I don't have a floppy head lol. I am very tired, and in pain at times. I am not allowed to lift more than 5 lbs. I pretty much sit and lie down to sleep. So I will keep on keeping on. My quit date is January 16. Good for me. I will keep in touch. Until next time stay safe.
NEWBIE 10 Days.
Using a lozenge is better than smoking a cigarette! As long as you use them only as a last resort, you will be fine...not to worry about something that is helping for now.
Glad the surgery is over! Healing with happen faster and be more thorough now that you aren't smoking. ALL good!