I am now almost 8 months post. Really I am doing better than I thought I would be considering how hard those first weeks were. I did have help for the first couple of weeks. I had PT and did great. Pain is so much diminished that meds are next to nothing. I hope your husband heals as good as i did. I did a bit too much today, I only have C1-2 and T-1-2 for upper mobility. So if i look down too much on art for example my neck will ache a bit. So then I quit for the day. I do garden just bit too and try to keep my weight down. All in all very grateful for the surgery, Really I had no choice about it. Keep his spirits up, he will get better. ginnie