Two weeks later

Two weeks after the op and all is going well. The scar is starting to settle down now and the movement in the neck is starting to return. It is still very numb and it has been through a couple of different phases of pain, for a while it felt like the cut was going to re-open, that was a particularly unpleasant feeling. Then it began to feel very tight, with a dull pain, for a couple of days it just felt like an actual cut would feel and now it just aches and itches - it's strange how it keeps changing, but I guess that's just the healing process - or so everyone keeps telling me.

Anyway, I saw the specialist today and got some good news. My calcium levels have returned to normal, which means the operation was a success and I have been discharged - it's all over! It's a huge relief, I was worried that they would want to operate again. So, that just leaves me with a visit to the surgeon on the 1st December, then I should be back to normal again.

I haven't returned to work yet, I would like to have a bit more feeling and movement in my neck before I do that, but I feel like I am making good progress, so it shouldn't be too long. I will post another pic after the first month, just so you can see how it's looking.