I had Cervical disc fusion and bony spur removed on Thursday 29th. Two days after surgery I swelled about size of a marble at the incision site, by Monday night it had grown to a golf ball size, tender and sore. I went to ER, they said it was normal, nothing to worry about just some inflammation. They said to call my surgeon today and maybe they would try to get me in, well I didn t call. Tonight, not as sore but still as big as golf ball at the incision site. They seem not to care, so I have just resolved its the way it is?
Hello, Postsurgical swelling can occur.  The importance of the review by the ER doctors is that they likely determined that it was neither an important bleed nor infection.  It sounds benign.  Everything else goes away on its own and the assurance of that is the fact that the area is not as sore as 24 hrs. Ago.  If it starts to get red, warm to the touch, pus developing or oozing, or clearly painful to the touch or light compression then, something is not right, and it will need to be looked at. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. 