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Thyroidectomy: Still have a constant cough 3 months later. Normal?

Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: May 17 12:57pm | Replies (13)
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@lise01

Hi, I had a lobectomy and a couple of lymph nodes around a parathyroid gland two week ago and have a terrible cough. It's partly in my lungs (we thought initially it was just irritation from intubation) but I can feel a rawness and rattling more in the region under the incision. I've read that post-surgical cough, particularly if there is malignancy, is not uncommon. Just wondering if anyone else has experience with this and if so did it resolve/resolve quickly.

Thanks in advance!

Lise

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 27, 2023

Hi @lise01, I moved your question about post-lobetomy and cough to this existing discussion:
- Thyroidectomy: Still have a constant cough 3 months later. Normal? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/thyroidectomy-1/

Has your cough improved over that past couple of weeks?

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jparsons68 | @jparsons68 | May 4 8:46am

I had an exploratory parathyroidectomy and some nodules removed from my thyroid
I had the annoying tickle and cough too. It keeps me up all night. Hoping it goes away soon. I thinks it’s from all the irritation from the anesthesia tube. But I have lots of swelling around the incision and upper chest, so I imagine inside my throat has lots of swelling too. I still using ice bag and keep drinking along with advil any other helpful suggestions….

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