Still a pain in the neck

I called Sharon at lunch yesterday and asked if she might want to ride in the evening. She was going to ride but she counselled me against it citing the recent flare-up in my neck. The pain was almost gone on Monday and then Tuesday morning it was bad again. I've been on muscle relaxers and pain meds everr since. On the drive home I talked to her again and by this time of the day my enthusiasm for riding had waned but she talked me into it. Then I got caught in a traffic jam and called Sharon back and stated I wouldn't be riding because I was mired. 5 minutes later traffic was back to normal so I got home at about the normal time, got dressed and jumped on the bike. The pain seemed to subside as I rode. Now, 12 hours later I can assess the damage. I don't feel any better or worse than I have recently. I guess an 18 mile ride has no effect one way or the other on my neck. The ride was enjoyable and mostly uneventful. I got Sharon a new stem, carbon spacers, nifty headlight and seatpost. Actually the seatpost is a final prototype from work that she's testing for me. The headlight is tiny and goes on and off the bike quickly and easily and is very bright. I got some new gloves (sixsix1) that are ok. Sharon like the new position which is slightly shorter than before. We have come to the conclusion that for her next bike we're going to find something with the same size seat tube she has now (54cm) and a slightly shorter than 54cm top tube. Exciting huh!