Prayers and good thoughts, I went through major cervical surgery, four disks removed and replaced so I know what he will be going through. The worst was after being intubated for so many hours it takes a long time to be able to swallow normally and being in a neck brace for two months sucks, even worse is if you have to wear a magnet for hours and hours a day like I did to promote the 'donor',cadaver, bone they used to replace the disks.
@rangerrebew I hope your surgery went well and will say a prayer for a complete and easy recovery!