carotid endarterectomy neck numbness

Posted by rjbb2 @rjbb2, Apr 15 9:35am

Had carotid endarterectomy right side done 5 months ago and ever since my neck, from jaw line down has been numb on the right side. Anyone else experience this? Is this a permanent condition? Was a nerve cut during surgery?

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gloaming | @gloaming | Apr 15 1:13pm

It is most likely, yes. We like to think that we're very much the same below the skin, but if you compare the backs of people's hands and look at the routing of veins, for example, it is quite obvious that there is a lot of variation, and this applies to peripheral nerves as well.

This is not a definitive answer; I'm not a health care professional. I would run this past your GP if I were you, or by the surgeon.