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Forum Post:
Re: Lost voice and severe back pain
Posted by
lolabean
Posted
9 months ago
Hi Ashley Glad your not having a neck dissection that is what I had along with TT. I am 8 weeks post op now and was feeling like I was doing ok till I ended up in A&E on Tuesday night, as my heart was racing and won't stop, nightmare. I am waiting on the RAI. Just rest your voice and try...
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Re: Lost voice and severe back pain
Posted by
lolabean
Posted
9 months ago
Hi Ashley Sorry you are having a bad time. What other op do you need, is it a TT or neck dissection? I didn't have much voice problems, but my back was sore for just a few days after op, nurse said it was because I had been laying that long, op and then that night in bed. It did pass by the...
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Re: Loss of Voice after TT
Posted by
lolabean
Posted
9 months ago
Hi Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with your voice. I am just going into week 7 post op from a TT and right radical neck dissection and I haven't had any voice issues as such, maybe just that I can't quite sing just yet, talking is ok. I think you are probably are being anxious...
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Re: Vocal Cord damaged after thyroid lobectomy
Posted by
Yvonne Emery
Posted
over 2 years ago
I've just come out of hospital following my completion thyroidectomy and I'm so relieved that my vocal cord has survived and my voice is just as good if not better than when I went in yesterday. During the operation my left hand vocal cord was monitored throughout to ensure no damage to the...