Great to hear!
Keep healing, do the PT stuff as prescribed, and the new pain should pass soon too.
I don't think this surgeon has heard of 'PT'! While not as essential in this procedure, I kept asking for help and guidance with the previous lumbar fusion. Fortunately my son, who lives with me and is an RN, had had an identical procedure the year before. He had equipment and experience to help me through - extremely helpful!
I am not disparaging the brilliance of this surgeon in any way. I just question how many 'do overs' he might have experienced due to hardware pulling loose. Not in my case thank goodness!
Recovery time for the fusion was much faster for me than my son's. I have no idea why that was.