Hi Everyone! I will be having my first external surgery January 22 and I am very Nervous. I was wondering why my doctor suggest removing the styloid bone and ligaments at different times. Wish I could get both done at one time.
Have I understood right- do you mean that heās only going to do one side at a time, or just remove the styloid process in one op & then go back in another time to remove the ligament? If itās the second, that sounds weird! Iāve never heard of that beofre- while theyāre operating in that area it makes sense to take the styloid process and the ligament out together, as theyād have to strip the ligament from the process anyway! If Iāve understood right, that would mean two operations in the same place, 2 lots of scar tissue, 2 lots of recoveriesā¦ the benefits of having external surgery is that thereās much better visualisation of the area when the surgeon is in, & itās usually easier to remove more of the process & ligament, not less!
If I havenāt misunderstood, then I would definitely query why theyāre doing surgery that way, & think twice about it. I know that itās only a week away, but you donāt need more surgeries than you need to have.
If it is that theyāre only doing one side at a time, then thatās quite common, as there can be quite alot of swelling, & recovery can be difficult.
Best wishes, Jules
Congrats! Who is doing your surgery? I will be having mine on Jan 29th and also external
Congrats. ā¦who is doing the surgery
Hi Jules it will be one side at a time. How long was your recovery time for your first side? I really nervous about the surgery. The doctor said my left side ligament is bigger than my Jaw bone.
Cassandra
My Surgery will be done at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Lamer. Keep me informed about your surgery. We should be recovering around the same time. Good luck to you as well.
External is almost always one at a time. I was told āmuch too dangerous with all the nerves and vascular structuresā in addition to all the swelling and painā¦as explained above.
I would think being rolled over would cause more swelling on that first surgical site not to mention you will have the drainage tube stuck in. I canāt imagine recovery with two drainage tubesš©
Hoping to hear an update soon! Itās been over a week now.
Recovery for me was two day hospital, two week still pretty harsh (took my own stitches out day ten I believe)ā¦ Then months for nerves to get back into working order. I still have a crooked smile but nothing obvious to others. Worth it.
Iād say a month for the worst stuff for me. Less or more for others.
Well itās finally hereā¦My surgery is tomorrow March 6th at 8:45ā:grimacing:theyāll be going through my neck in the left side.Iām so thankful to have a Dr that will and can help me.Dr.Chan Leveno at UT Southwestern in Dallas.She treats Eagles Syndrome and has done 15-20 styloidectomys.Iāll keep you posted guys.Goodnightā:grimacing:
Hope all goes well! When youāre up to it let us know how you areā¦ thinking of you & God Bless 
Hi Good Luck. We will be praying for you. Please keep us posted. 
The surgery went well 
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I already feel so much more energy and relief !!!Iāll have my life back before we know it 
Iāll write more when I can
Glad to hear your surgery was a success. Get plenty of rest. . Keep us posted with your recovery processā:pray:.
Great news, Andrea! Make sure you take it easy & donāt rush to do too much too soon! Thanks for letting us know
ļøthank you,Iām so thankful to have had a Doctor that has treated Eagles before and knew what she was doing.You wouldnāt believe how much energy I have already just from all the relief from the pressure and pain. making myself stay in bed and rest. Dr.Chan Leveno in Dallas at Ut Southwestern is amazing!!,Iāll keep everyone posted as I can.ttyl ļø
Hi. Thanks so much for asking. I had both sides done by Dr. Lamarre. He is WONDERFUL!! No pain no visible Scars. One of the best surgeons on the planet!! I am pain free after many years. He listens and very concerned about his patients. I had a crooked smile that is straight now. I never knew why it was off. Dr. Lamarre is one of godās gifts.
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So glad to hear your good news, Newmadison1! Itās also great to have input about another ES surgeon who does quality work!
Hi!! I live in Florida and I see you got your surgery done in Florida at the Cleveland clinic. Did you end up having to get two surgeries at two different times or was he able to do both? My mom is havenāt really bad pain in her neck on the right side. They think itās pushint on her neck muscle. I am trying to find an experienced doctor and I see you have good feedback from dr. Lamar. If you have any other information I would love to share it with my mom. Thank you. Hope you are feeling better!
Hi Annadee, sorry to hear that your mom is in so much pain. Dr. Lamarre is at the Cleveland clinic in Cleveland Ohio. He did my first Surgery January 22nd and my second surgery April 11th. The pain has gone completely! We had to wait a few months for the swelling to go down first. My cause of Eagle Syndrome was supposedly one the most profound causes. I was in pain for many years and excepted what the doctors told me which wasā¦ a ton of other diagnoses like fibromyalgia. Tell your mom hang in there and email me anytime.
Hello I am hoping you are still active on this board. I was just diagnosed with eagles with elongated styloids only by Dr Lamarre from Cleveland Clinic. How are you doing with eagles and did you have any complications with surgery? The way he did it, did it ever come back? He did external correct? Thanks so much.