I don’t have any instability issues with my neck, but did have bilateral jugular compression, & had surgery with Mr Axon twice to remove each side. I made a massive difference to my vascular symptoms, the head & ear pressure, dizziness, off balance feelings, spaced out feeling & tiredness improved massively. There are risks with the surgery, but Mr Axon is extremely experienced, so you would be in very good hands. He is a skull base surgeon, so removing the whole length of the styloids is not a problem- mine were compressing the jugulars all the way up too. Mr Axon also works with a Mr Higgins (I think that’s his name) , a vascular surgeon quite often. I was looked after very well for both surgeries & felt very confident with Mr Axon.
The things I would ask about (as well as the cervical instability) are whether your stylo-hyoid ligaments are also calcified, & if so if they would be removed too. ( they would need to be removed if calcified as they could cause symptoms if left in. I’m not sure if Mr Axon does this, mine weren’t calcified so I didn’t need to worry) Also ask about whether he feels removing the styloids will be enough or whether the C1 processes would need to be shaved too- we have a couple of members in this situation seeing Mr Axon at the moment. Here’s a link to Aleabee’s discussion:
First surgery scheduled Mr Axon - General - Living with Eagle
I would imagine that the flow through the veins would be looked at while you’re in surgery; I was told that if mine didn’t reopen fully they could do stenting later, although this can be painful & the stents can’t be removed. Luckily mine were fine, & I only get a bit of the head pressure back if I’m really stressed, very hot or when I flew.
I hope that this helps!
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