Chris - thanks again for the reply - thats fantastic that he's managed to get back in the water again so soon and yes he's wise to take it easy but sounds very positive.
Co-incidentally I ran into another surfer over the weekend that has had a disc replacement (Bryan) and is now back in the water. I've also met one other surfer in the past with a fusion. Both did have some ongoing neck related problems and not completely out of the woods so to speak, but were happy they'd had the surgery and able to get on with things. (both of their surgeries were pretty much urgent/emergency surgeries so they didn't really spend much time thinking about it beforehand anyway).
cheers,
Rob
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1997 - snowboarding fall, subluxation of c3/c4/c5 and ongoing neck pain but manageable without surgery
2004 - surfing accident - transient (temporary) quadriplegia for 15 seconds while underwater - quickly recovered full func
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