Nothing surprises me anymore. Tuesday Morning I had surgery for an anterior C3/C4 Spinal Fusion.
A ENT came in and made about a 1 1/2" incision in my neck, moved my voice box and esophagus out of the way. The Neurosurgeon removed some bone and disk and carved a cadaver bone which he installed with 4 screws. The ENT repositioned my throat/voice and a Plastic Surgeon cleaned it all up.
After a day and a half of pain killers I went home the next evening with a minor sore throat, a raspy voice and a soft neck collar. Nothing that a couple of Tyenol didn't take care of.
As of today I'm feeling fantastic and just have to wait a couple of weeks for the bones to strengthen.