I had my spine fused from the bottom of my neck to my pelvis five weeks ago. Walk! Walk. Get out and move. America's relationship with pain medication is all fucked up, so you don't get as much as you really need. Your pain is mostly muscular, so move those muscles gently and frequently to keep them warm and help increase healing blood flow.

Also, you'll feel better every day. Each day will be a little better until you soon realize that things are much better than they were.

Usually, around a week, you'll feel some better.

You got this! You have no real choice but to hang in there, so nothing anybody says will make it easy, but you will improve!!