Thank you all for your feedback. She's only three weeks out from surgery but getting bored and so these questions are coming to mind. I'll will pass on the info to her along with your good thoughts and prayers.

EmmaJulie

Absolutely ,,, check with docs. I agree with quilty louise. Slow and easy. lots of breaks and heat.Don't be afraid to just quit and start another day. c spine surgery is the pitts. Good luck to your friend.

Great question. I just came home after having a ruptured C -4, C -5 disk repaired. I'm fortunate that after almost 4 months I am home, having had to re-learn how to walk, stand, write, type etc. all over again. I still have a ways to go, but I'm thrilled to be home, and on my way to being better than I was before the fall. I guess I will adopt the "one day at a time" motto and soon I will be able to quilt and sew again, but will look forward to answers from those who have gone before. I'm just happy to have regained about 85% of my former self. I look forward to quilting again - I have missed it.