I am still recovering from ES surgery. Wish it went faster but patience is the key I guess. My question is has anyone went through the surgery on their worst side and then got so much better they did not need surgery on their opposite side?
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I wish your recovery was swifter too for you 
Did you have many symptoms on the other side? Not everyone needs the surgery both sides; my symptoms did increase after the first side was done (or maybe the worst side was masking these a bit, being alot more painful?), they didn’t ever get as bad as the first side though. I’m UK so we have long waiting times, & it ended up being a year between surgeries; although the 2nd side wasn’t as bad, I still had IJV compression by the styloid & that worried me, and some nerve pain, but while I knew of a good surgeon & could get it done I decided to go for it. Which was lucky as he’s doing less surgeries now! The recovery for my second side was easier, I don’t know why but that often seems to be the case, although maybe not if you have intra-oral.
Sending you hugs & prayers for your recovery 
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We have members who did not need their second elongated styloid removed. My experience was the same as @Jules though - the symptoms my remaining styloid were causing ramped up after the first one was removed so surgery #2 was necessary, but that is obviously not everyone’s experience.
I am praying for your recovery to move along steadily, @Deb7, With intraoral surgeries, the first month can be the worst then the real benefits of surgery become more obvious after that.
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@Isaiah_40_31 and @Jules thank you both so much for responding. My left was always the worst side I thought. Not much ear pain on the right or side throat pain. Pain in the middle of my throat and a feeling of something being stuck there. Headaches on the left side, only silent migraines on the right side. (No pain, just a light show) Trigeminal Neuralgia on the left. Eye pain on both sides. Ringing in my ear on the right. TMJ both sides but more pain on the left.
Seems like no rhyme or reason. Hard to say if anything has improved yet because the pain is still making its voice known. I am still hopeful. Thanks again. 
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