Hi & welcome to the site!
Surgery recovery does vary, but I don’t think you will be ready to start a physically demanding job 2 weeks after surgery I’m afraid…I found too much physical work- even housework was painful for a few weeks after surgery, and I found my neck was too stiff to drive for several weeks as well. I didn’t dare lift too much for about 4 weeks (I was a volunteer working with young children). We have had some members who have gone back to physical jobs early, or gone back to sport, but this does affect their recovery and sometimes they’ve not had good results from surgery. You really need to rest while your body heals, and to ice regularly. Often with this surgery people find they can’t open their mouths wide enough to eat very well & chewing can be painful, so it’s common to need smoothies or soft foods for a week or two as well…
So if you are able to postpone your start date for the new job for a couple more weeks then that might be better for you…
How is your surgery being done, external or intra-oral? Intra-oral can be a more painful recovery as well…
There’s info in the surgery section of the Newbies Guide if you want to read up:
ES Information- Treatment: Surgery - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
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