I can relate to the neck collar....when they first started trying to treat my migraines, they did an MRI of my neck.....a mess. They said it looked like I had a whip lash sometime in my past & my neck was in a serious shape that needed neck fusion ASAP. I looked back & never was even in a car accident....only thing I could think of was when I was in my equestrian class in college, the horse decided to flip me over his head & I landed on my head on the ground....right over his ears....oops. Guess that had to have been when the original neck injury happened.

Anyway, the neck fusion happened. I had to have a special neck collar that was specially made to fit me & had to wear it for months during the healing & PT. I was so embarrased I couldn't stand it. It really looked funny when I was riding my horse with it on too.

And guess what.....the migraines were worse than ever after the surgery.....but I should never have neck problems again. It's been almost 8 years since the surgery & never had any sense that I had even had the surgery until now. There are things I do like painting over my head & working in the yard, raking up leaves...now I get the stiff neck. Guess getting older really stinks....old surgeries start to hurt when the weather changes....& sure sign that old age is setting in!!!!

Hope your neck feels better soon, but keep an eye on it even afterwards.....who woulda thought that a horse dumping me on my head would have ended up this way 20 years later????

Debbie