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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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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?