It is official, my neurosurgeon released me on Thursday. Hooyah! Once again he made me promise to wear a helmet -- I imagine he's seen the worst case scenario when it comes to head injuries, since he's a trauma surgeon. Anyway, I am fixed, with cautions. There is always a risk I'll need additional surgery because of the DDD, but it's a very low risk.

Now if I can get this shoulder b.s. fixed, I'll be back on my poor lonely bike!

My latest xray -- all the cool kids have neck hardware you know....