# My first Hepworth appointment **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 12, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/my-first-hepworth-appointment/13392 "2023-05-12T08:06:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/my-first-hepworth-appointment/13392/4 "2023-05-12T21:38:23Z")
No one can say Dr. Hepworth isn’t thorough! It’s good for you to see the things that may be contributing to your symptoms so they can be taken care of later if styloidectomy doesn’t do the trick. Another patient of Dr. Hepworth’s was diagnosed w/ semicircular canal dehiscence many months post op. I believe she went to UCLA Med Center for surgery to correct that. The surgery is supposed to be very effective in stopping symptoms. > [@Semicircular Canal Dehiscence](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/semicircular-canal-dehiscence/12449): > > Hi all! I hope this evening finds you as good as you possibly can be. It has been awhile since I have been on the forum and have so much new information to share with you all. Long story kind of short, I have had both styloids removed and no resolve in symptoms. I have since been diagnosed with AtlantoAxial Instability (AAI) where my C1 over rotates when I turn my head to the left. Dr. Henderson suggested a C1-C2 fusion to stop the excess movement. Then I got the flu…sitting in the quiet whil… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/my-first-hepworth-appointment/13392)._