# Day 5 – Post Styloidectomy/C1 resection update **URL:** \ **Category:** Symptoms and Treatments\ **Created:** [December 13, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-5-post-styloidectomy-c1-resection-update/10527 "2021-12-13T12:37:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![M\_UK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@M\_UK](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/M_UK)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-5-post-styloidectomy-c1-resection-update/10527/1 "2021-12-13T12:37:46Z")
I had the surgery last Wednesday which in itself was a bit of a rollercoaster but regarding recovery I think I’m doing quite well all things considered. On the day of surgery it looked like after sitting in a waiting room for 5 hours it would be cancelled. In fact Mr Axon actually told me the surgery had been cancelled at 3:15 then at about 3:25 one of his assistants rushed in to say a bed had just become available and they could go ahead. The surgery apparently went very well. It took longer than expected as my transverse process was ‘very large’ and took a while to fettle it back to where it needed to be. But they were happy with how things look following a CTV and it seems no obvious damage occurred to any nerves or blood vessels. Of course I’m desperate to 3D render the CTV to do a before and after but haven’t managed to get hold of the files yet so it will have to wait. The day after the op I felt like my nervous system went a bit haywire – I felt quite wobbly, lots of sensations in my head and got a low fever temporarily. Interestingly though, very little pain although they did give a double dose of Fentanyl. I was discharged later that day and since then my system has slowly started to calm down. Since then I’ve slept a lot and now by day 5 have a lot more energy and am up and about. The pain in my right shoulder has gone. The previous pain and catching sensation in the right side of my neck is also gone, just some surgery pain now and a slightly numb right ear. The main symptom I seem to have at this point is dizziness which I believe is quite common due to nerves around the ear being moved around and irritated and also due to changes in cerebral blood flow. Those who have had similar surgery I’d be interested to hear your experience regarding this. I continue to take it easy, keep taking the Paracetamol and Ibuprofen to stay on top of the pain and hope for the best. Will keep you updated as things progress. Take care --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-5-post-styloidectomy-c1-resection-update/10527)._