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@mollie2

I’m 10 weeks since an upper right lobectomy and have no pain and have been pretty active. However my voice hasn’t come back completely….i can talk normally for a few minutes then I have to whisper and ultimately my chest seems so tighten and I have a cough attack….Ive been told my voice will take a few more months to come back which is distressing….Im told it was the surgical breathing tube causing minor damage to my vocal cords….Has anyone else experienced this ??

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@mollie2 , You are certainly not alone in struggling with your voice post-surgery. Here's a link to a discussion focused on this topic, where members have mentioned this complication; @vic83, @trudyhs, @jannam.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/loss-of-voice-aftre-lung-surger/
I'm wondering if you may have access to some form of vocal therapy? Over the past 11 weeks, have you experienced improvement?