3 week post op today and the doctor surprised me a little. He removed the 5-10 lb lifting limit but said not to do anything heavy or crazy. Also said he was removing most restrictions and wanted me to really start working on my neck range of motion. The best part was the comment "if you can tolerate it, then I'm fine with you riding on the indoor trainer."
I'm still having a lot of muscle spasms so I may wait a week before attempting the trainer but, still, this is 3 weeks sooner than I was expecting.