Change your dressing as often as needed to keep the incision clean and dry. Your incision may bleed, and your dressing may get saturated with blood.While the collar is off, keep your head as still as possible and your chin up.Wear your collar until your first follow-up appointment after surgery.
Your chin needs to be on top of the collar, not down in the collar. If you were given a collar to wear, the goal of it is to keep your chin up and away from your chest.Numbness, tingling and weakness that you had before surgery may take time to improve.These should get better over the next few weeks. A sore throat, neck pain and muscle spasms are normal after PCDF.If you have any trouble breathing or have excessive swelling in your neck, call 911 or go to an emergency room immediately. Your surgeon will decide when your collar can come off. Avoid excessive bending and twisting of your neck after surgery. If your surgeon gave you one, you should wear it as directed until your first follow-up appointment. In some cases you do not need a collar after surgery.NSAIDs include ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), meloxicam (Mobic), Celebrex and diclofenac. Avoid taking anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) for six to 12 weeks or until your surgeon tells you it’s safe to use them.Do not use nicotine for at least three months.If you have trouble breathing after surgery, call 911 or go to an emergency room immediately. This usually gets better over the next few weeks. Pain in the back of the neck and between the shoulder blades is common after PCDF surgery.By following these tips, you will set yourself up for a successful outcome after surgery. You’ve had posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF) surgery, a step toward the goals of decreasing neck and arm pain, and stopping symptoms of nerve compression or an unstable spine from getting worse.
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