Vocal cord paralysis

I had a EGD and the doctor noticed some resistance that he attributed to possibly cervical osteophytes. When I looked this term up I see that it affects swallowing, of which I do have problems. Also, I have a paralyzed vocal cord that was treated surgically with an implant at Cleveland Clinic a couple of years ago. Can anyone relate to the cervical osteophytes or the paralyzed vocal cord?

I noticed that all these comments are a few years old so I am unsure anyone will respond ,but here goes. I have a paralyzed left vocal cord. It became paralyzed a few weeks after I had heart surgery for a PDA. I was told that it was the scar tissue from my surgery that did this. After a couple years my voice was restored for a few years. Then I caught an upper respiratory infection that caused laryngitis. Of course this didn't go away. Had the vocal cord checked and was told the virus affected the vocal cord because it was weak, and it has been this way for a few years. Would love to find a doctor for this, does anyone know of a clinic or doctor that they would reccommend.I live in NC around the Asheville area. I don't mind a bit of a drive,but was hoping that I could find someone within a couple hours,maybe? Appreciate any help.

I had a EGD and the doctor noticed some resistance that he attributed to possibly cervical osteophytes. When I looked this term up I see that it affects swallowing, of which I do have problems. Also, I have a paralyzed vocal cord that was treated surgically with an implant at Cleveland Clinic a couple of years ago. Can anyone relate to the cervical osteophytes or the paralyzed vocal cord?

Hi, I recently had a vocal cord injection on my left laryngeal nerve as it was cut by the doctor when removing my nodule. Any massaging or exercises which anyone has done to make your vocal cords stronger.

Hi there, I have had the Thyroplasty - the permanent piece put in for my parallized vocal chord and it is great. I had the injection once but could not imagine having that repeated every couple of months. I am very active and surgery was definitely the best option for me.
Good luck and I hope everything goes well for you.
Jackie

Did your Dr use gortex? I am planning a permanent fix because like you I do not want to keep going back for filler injections. Gortex was the only option offered.

No, mine is Teflon. The gortex grafting was not an option for me.

Due to damage to my vocal cords from lecturing at a university, in 2013 I had throat surgery at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix , Arizona to repair the paralyzed vocal cords. They grafted gortex onto the most affected cord during an operation in which I remained awake so they could tell how well the graft was working by having me speak. I recovered my voice and have had no problems since.