So pleased that you have a date for surgery! Will be praying that it all goes well!
There’s info about surgery in the Newbies Guide Section, & there’s a list of questions we suggest members ask doctors before surgery in there, here’s a link:
ES Information- Treatment: Surgery - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
But to be honest, that’s more if members are seeing doctors that we don’t know much about, to see how experienced they are with ES, so not so useful for you, as we know you’re in good hands with Dr Hepworth.
It’s worth reading through posts of those who’ve had surgery with him, to see what the recovery is like. You could ask if he’ll balloon the IJV to re-open it, and how long he thinks it’ll be before the Vagus nerve settles (that can take a while so don’t expect instant improvements). It would be interesting to know if he thinks the POTS is linked to the Vagus nerve compression?
Are you on anti-coagulants at the moment? If so, make sure you ask about when to stop that before surgery, and what medication you’ll be given afterwards.
I would ask to about the EDS, what experience he has with EDS patients, and how careful they’ll be with your neck and jaw during surgery.
Best wishes!
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