I recently had surgery for vascular Eagles syndrome with Dr. James Liu(Neurosurgeons of New Jersey) in Livingston,New Jersey. I had a styloidectomy and c1 shave. The night before my surgery I had a manometry and dynamic angiogram which showed elevated pressure and pressure gradients. I cannot recommend Dr. Liu enough. Him and his team were excellent. If u are looking for a doctor he does telehealth as well.
@AshleyKim - Thank you for sharing this information about Dr. Liu. We’ve had another member who recently had surgery with him & gave the same good report. We didn’t know he does telehealth consults so I will add that information to our Doctors List.
Please keep us posted as to how your recovery is going. It sounds like you’re off to a good start with healing! 
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Thank you for sharing your news, it’s great to hear about another doctor, especially one who treats VES! I hope that you heal well & your surgery is successful 
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Would love to hear your story & sending you wishes for a speedy and comfortable recovery!
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Sent my scans to Dr. Liu this week and waiting to hear back. His approach seems very promising. How are you doing post surgery with Dr. Liu and are you getting your other side done as well? One of my concerns is how long I have to stay in New Jersey. I have four young kids at home and my wife will have to come with me for the surgery. Also slightly concerned about flying home after the surgery, though I’m sure it’s something nearly all of us have to deal with. Would love to hear more about your experience. Sounds like Dr. Liu knew you needed surgery prior to manometry and just performed that the day before to gather the final info? I’ve been debating whether to get a catheter venogram to prove I need surgery or to just wait if one of the surgeons asks for it.
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I would wait and see if they want any more imaging done, some doctors have certain protocols which they want followed, so if you had this done locally, it might not be quite what Dr Lui wants…
There have been quite a few discussions about flying home- you can ask for wheelchair assistance in the airport and may well get priority getting on the plane, you could get a fillable icepack for the journey and get ice once you’ve been through check-in too, and keep up with your regular times of pain meds. A neck cushion could well be a good idea too.
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