Post-op day 4…
Doing ok, but pretty uncomfortable with shooting pain to my right ear.
Not sure if anyone has used these… https://pain-cakes.com/ they are awesome! Self stick cold packs.
Surgery took a lot longer than expected, a bunch of vascular work needed to be done to free my left styloid.
Waiting for the nerves to calm down to see how successful surgery was.
Thank you for the update. The first week is the worst & days 3-6 are when the post op swelling is the worst. A 3 hour surgery is significant! I’m glad Dr. C was able to move the vascular tissues around w/o damaging them so he could remove the styloid. Did he do bilateral surgery or just one side?
It may take a couple of months before your energy comes back & you start feeling noticeably better. Post op symptoms will come & go & come & go, but over time, they tend to ultimately go. At about 6 mos. post op, you’ll have a pretty good idea of how effective your surgery was though healing will continue to a year & beyond. We are here for you to field your questions & concerns along the way
The Pain-cakes look like an amazing idea! Keep that ice coming & stick w/ the pain meds schedule as close as possible. Make sure to sleep w/ your head elevated to 30º or thereabouts to help reduce neck & throat swelling. If you haven’t started on a stool softener & laxative, please do ASAP if you’re taking narcotic pain meds. Clogged plumbing is no fun when other things are already causing pain.
I will look forward to hearing how your healing journey proceeds. 
Hope that nerve pain settles down soon, not surprising I guess if surgery was more tricky than expected…The ice packs look like a good idea! I hope that you can take it easy & healing goes well… 