Hey Tenderfoot---I was thinking of you!! Super news!!! Im so happy your home and you will notice you will be exhaused for weeks but let you family pamper you !! If you have a soft collar use it for awhile it will help. Did you get the bone growth stimulator?? If not inquire it helps aid in the fusion ---u dont feel anything with it --looks like a horse collar u where for 4 hrs a day. See worst part is over ---now boredom will set in --dont do much if anything for several weeks. So gald you posted today