Hi & welcome to the site!
I’m sorry that it’s taken a while to get diagnosed & that you’re unable to work, that’s rough 
Good that you’re seeing a doctor who’s aware of ES, and hopefully he’ll be able to remove the styloids for you…I’m glad that you’re seeing a cardiologist, as the chest, jaw & arm pain could be angina? But equally ES can cause jaw pain (nerve pain with the facial or trigeminal nerves), chest pain if the carotid artery is compressed, or possibly vagus nerve irritation, and arm pain can be caused by irritation of the spinal accessory nerve…
We do have a list of questions as well as info about surgery in this section:
ES Information- Treatment: Surgery - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
I’m not sure if you have any other vascular symptoms; pulsatile tinnitus is often caused by IJV compression, so if you have any other vascular symptoms it might be an idea to look into that before you go ahead with surgery- although if Dr Ducic is a skull base surgeon, then hopefully he would remove the styloids right at the base of the skull which is ideal for a successful surgery.
If you’ve not seen the section about common symptoms, here’s a link:
ES Information: Common Symptoms And Possible Explanations For Them - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
There’s info about pain relief here as well:
ES Information- Treatment: Pain Relief, Medications and Alternative Therapies - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
I hope your appointment comes round quickly
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