I appologize for not seeing this earlier as I would have responded immediately. I am old school and think you were discharged too soon unless you were transferred to a physical rehab. hospital which you qualified for. I wish you had gone, regardless. I hope you are feeling better now and the nausea has passed. It could have been some lingering anesthesia. I hope you were watching your temp.

I am certain you still have the achies. Even after the incission heals, there will be ongoing spasm for some time. That was some serious surgery and the surgeon did a lot of work in there. The entire area is angry for a lack of better words.

If the collar is giving you trouble, get yourself two soft collars. Wear one under the hard collar and it makes things more comfortable. They need to be washed about every two days as they get rather funky. If you have two, you will have a spare while the funky one is being washed and air dried.

Best wishes.