On Sep 9th, I had a bilateral styloidectomy performed by Dr. Hackman. Everything went perfect and he and his staff were superb. Since he takes insurance, my total out of pocket cost was about $3k. I was initially referred to Dr. Osborne in LA and that would have cost more like $50k. I have had no lingering side effects and it literally fixed my constant daily pain caused by Eagles Syndrome.
The first week I was very sore and groggy and could eat mostly liquids and soft foods. I stopped the pain meds and only took Tylenol as needed for the second week. After that, the swelling started to go down considerably and by the fourth week I was back at the gym lifting about 50% of my normal weight just to be cautious.
As for scarring, they are hardly noticeable when cleanly shaved. As a guy, I have been able to grow out my 5’ o clock shadow to make it nearly invisible.
Now that it’s been a few months, I’m happy to say that it all now feels like it was just a bad dream and I am back to living a totally normal and pain-free life. I am so grateful to this community and the mods here for pointing me in the right direction.
Please feel free to ask any questions and I will answer as I can.
Thank you for sharing yours! What good news that you’ve gotten back into your regular life almost seamlessly.