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@red3 Ruth Ann, Yoga is a form of fascial stretching and it helps maintain normal movement and flexibility. I think all my fasclal work before and after my surgery helped make it more successful by maintaining movement, and my neck was looser and more pliable for the procedures during surgery. It sounds like you are doing better than a lot of patients who have the same surgery, and attitude helps a lot and believing you can and will have a great outcome. Make sure you clear anything with your surgical team, and make sure you do not fall. The incision usually takes 6 weeks to heal (per my doctor with cervical surgery), and after that is when it can tighten as the scar tissue tightens. MFR can help that with just a gentle push/pull on the skin, but only after it is healed. Those 3 months will go by faster than you think, and by spring, you'll be ready for walks outside. I'm glad you are doing well.
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@jenniferhunter, Jennifer, I started walks outside right away because that is what my surgeon told me to do. And also, I would have went crazy just staying inside. You can do that in the southwest because of the lack of moisture and ice. I'm not really up for stretching yet, I'm in too much pain. I was being overly optimistic when I wrote that. Another negative is that I have a lot of nerve pain in my legs at night. I hope that diminishes with the passage of time. Otherwise, I feel I am doing fairly well. It's fun to be able to read novels as much as I want and not feel guilty. 🙂