During a recent Anterior Diskectomy, the neurosurgeon had to move vocal cords. How long before I can speak?
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I have never know anyone with such a surgery but this is my advice. Don't be in a hurry to use your voice. Let it have plenty of time to rest. Otherwise you may cause damage that can't be undone. I know someone who had hernia surgery and refused to listen to their doctor, he told me he'd never go against doctors orders again on any thing. I didknow someone who had a trach put in and couldn't make a sound for a long time because it bypassed his vocal chords. He didn't make a sound for nearly two years. If your doctor is allowing you to drink room temp beverages then do it when he says you can have warm or hot then do that. But be kind to your voice and let it rest, you'll be glad you did. Just write notes when you need to talk. Or on your pc enlarge the Fonts. Move your curser across the tool bar at the top of your e-mail screen until it says Font size and make them as large as you need to talk to people near your pc. Hope you won't have to wait long, in meantime use this site to keep your mind and hands busy and the time will pass quicker for you. Just be glad you don't have to wait 2 years to make sounds of any kind. : )
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After surgery, a few days off of it.  A few more days of pain and discomfort.  Pretty active in a few weeks.  Completely normal 6-8 weeks.  (That is what happened to me)
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I am not a singer by a long distance and now can hardly even talk - all thanks to an illness called cancer. Almost everyone attributed my cancer ( of the larynx ) to smoking except for my treating oncologist who attributed it to "maximum voice abuse". My job was such that I was traveling almost twenty days of each month, talking on the cellular for hours at an end, I would carry  two cellulars and two extra batteries as back up. Even on the days I was at home though less my cellular conversations would be for at least two batteries and even holidays were a misery for my family.\nSo - be careful but you dont have to be scared as I am sure you are abusing your voice as I did.
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Most probably, it is confined at its place, which is called in situ. In that case it can be treated successfully. \n\nIf it is on vocal chord, there is very little blood supply, and so growth rate of the tumour would be very slow. It can be removed by operation; further, if necessary, recently developed highly focused radiation can be delivered directly to the tumour. Finally, chemo-therapy can be given. Thus there is a very good chance that the disease will not return for the rest of the life.
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I've had it all sweetheart! NOO FUN! It must stink to not be able to here. I don't really know how long it took me to get my hearing back. I don't know if I have lost all my hearing from this. But then again I am deaf and wear hearing aids! POOR YOU!! Hope you get feeling better fast!
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The frontal lobe is in the brain so I doubt that is where the stint for sinus surgery would be. If it were me, I'd call the surgical Dr on call and see what they have to say. Sorry to say but sometimes immediately after surgery a person will be in a great deal of pain regardless of whatever medicine they are taking. Most likely this severe pain level should start getting better after a few days or so as healing takes place.
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I had a herniated disc between c-5 and c-6 . I went to bed fine and woke up the next day as it had ruptured overnight. I suspect the area was weakened from a lot of heavy lifting the prior day . I had it operated on they cut a slit in my throat and went in from the front and replaced the disc with a piece of bone from a cadaver. The operation took an hour perhaps slightly less . The scar completely disappeared in no time. I do still have no feeling in my right  thumb from nerve damage but the pain is gone except for a bit of arthritic type pain on cold rainy days.
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Don't be afaird. Time has changed. This surgery will give you back your life!! Just do what they say,and have some faith. Today's science is WONDERFUL!!
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are struggling to breathe over there??\n\nwell if you havent been to the doctor yet GO!\nif you have then its probably not a bad split and it will grow together in bout 4-6 weeks so limit excessive movement in that area eg. trunk rotation or unilateral arm movements-do bilateral ones instead. \n\nliving with this is gonna be painful tho!
931948
it can typically take upto a few months, in some cases it may never become less obvious, stay in touch with your surgeon, good luck
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I would go back to your surgeon immediately.  They can do an ultrasound to see if it is still in place.  I have heard that within the first 6 weeks of having surgery, if you vomit, it will slip....I would call your doctor.....
647142
a muscle head with a speech impediment?
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is "shifted" the phrase your chiro is using? Adjusters are pretty jaded since chiros say that about everyone. Was there any "disc impingements" "slipped disc", etc? Anything broken? Any visible marks? Did you have to wear a cervical collar? how bad is the damage to both vehicles? have you missed any work? Can you walk/ sit/ sleep/ eat/ etc normally? did you go to the ER? And lastly, are you attorney repped? These are some of the major factors of your settlement.
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Just water at room temperature, nothing else, any citric would cause temporary damage to the vocal chords..☺
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Lots of variables go into considering a tracheostomy.  Has this person been intubaqted before?  What is the diagnosis and prognosis?  How long has this intubation been?  I agree with Dr Arm....a week usually is long enough to know prognosis.  Another thought is how mentally aware is this person?  Is there a problem...or has there been a problem with aspiration post stroke because the vocal cords are paralyzed?  Will this person need frequent deep suctioning to keep the airway clear and will this need be indefinate.  Intubation is a temporary answer for protecting the airway,  Tracheostomy is long term and sometimes permant answer for protecting the airway.
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you can't, surgery is the only option. also its important you get it re-done, by open procedure this time, or it may strangulate.
298803
Your command of English is somewhat limitted, but if you want to move Mike's sex, it will probably require surgery.