Glad you are doing well, even with the eyelid problem. Today is Day 6 post surgery for 2 level ACDF with cadaver bone and plate. Steri strips are starting to fall off, which makes me look a little less like a Jack the Ripper victim. Still cannot find a real comfortable sleeping posi8tion -- by morning my left shoulder really begins to spasm. Otherwise pain is pretty much in check. Sore throat and swallowing, as with you, are improving.

Shampooing -- I take a sheet of Saran Wrap and wrap it around my neck and shoulders. I then take a small children's bucket, like they would take to the beach, and stick it under the shower. I find that I can lean back just enough to use the bucket to get my hair wet. Add the shampoo and repeat process to rinse. Works pretty well for me.

Jeff