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Phrenic Nerve damage and paralyzed diaphragm: Anyone else have this?
Lung Health | Last Active: May 10 6:13pm | Replies (185)Comment receiving replies
Your poor brother. I'm so sorry he is going through all this! After damage to the phrenic nerve, most doctors recommend waiting up to 2 years to see if the phrenic nerve will repair itself before thinking about doing anything else. If the damage occurred a year ago, it still might heal itself. He is lucky to have you in his corner. Best wishes to you both!
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I wasn't very clear in my previous post because I was thinking about the present, ie what doctors could do for your brother's paralyzed diaphragm now. After waiting 2 years to see if the phrenic nerve heals itself, there are a few things he can investigate that can be done if his symptoms are causing huge problems: diaphragm pacing, plication surgery, and nerve grafts onto the phrenic nerve. The main doctor who is doing the nerve grafts has an age limit for his patients, which I can't remember at the moment -- maybe 69? Hope this helps.