Hi, husband is in almost same situation.. July was our 1yr anniversary of this surgery. The coughing is definitely better, but that’s not saying much.he used to spend 3 hrs standing at the sink with gut wrenching coughing.. To my INcredible frustration, his surgeon didn’t seem very concerned. We tried everything including monitoring what and when he ate.
Sometimes Tylenol cough syrup helped -soothe the throat muscle - sometimes nothing helped.. it’s very hard to watch this with no answers. 16 months post surgery and now in immunotherapy.coughing is much better, still happens but the intensity is much better. Have never gotten any real explanation or resolve from his medical team.. a lot of this recovery is maddening and unexplained. He often says “ if they would have told me all the recovery/side effects I wouldn’t have done this “. It’s just hard but I think we all get through it..