Phrenic Nerve damage and paralyzed diaphragm: Anyone else have this?

@seniordon09 You may be interested in these discussions where members discuss the phrenic nerve, and also a surgeon who does nerve grafting to replace a a malfunctioning phrenic nerve.

- Lung Health group\ "Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mysterious-shortness-of-breath/
and

- Lung Health\ "Paralyzed right side of diaphragm: How to treat?"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/paralyzed-right-side-of-diaphragm/
Have you discussed a possible nerve injury with your spine surgeon, or if that isn't possible, have you sought a second opinion from another spine specialist or neurologist?

I had cervical spine surgery 5 years ago it failed ! About 1 year ago the left side of my diaphragm got paralyzed. I am wanting to know if my breathlessness might be because my phrenic nerve might be damaged ?

@watermann. I haven't heard about using stem cells to treat a damaged phrenic nerve or paralyzed diaphragm. Would you please post information about it? Thanks. I'm sure the 950+ on the facebook page for people with paralyzed diaphragms will be really interested in it too. I'll post it there or you might join the group and paste it there yourself if you're so inclined. It's a great group, and I've learned so much about this condition, dealing with symptoms, and treatment options. Using stem cells is a new to me intriguing possibility, and I wonder who is doing it and how it works. Thanks. Nancy

@jimrichards . I don't know the cause of my left paralyzed diaphragm for sure, and it's not something I spend a lot of time thinking about. The damage to my phrenic nerve that caused it to be paralyzed might have been an auto accident, fall down a flight of stairs, chiropractic manipulation, another operation, a virus, immunizations, etc. If you haven't joined, I really recommend you join the facebook group for people with paralyzed diaphragms. There are over 950 people on it with paralyzed diaphragms, which is actually a pretty rare condition. I've learned so much from them about the condition, how to deal with symptoms, etc... and gotten wonderful support. Please let me know if you have other questions. Good luck! Nancy

Do you know what caused the left lung paralysis?

Hi,
My name is Jim and I would like to know if there have been any cases where the phrenic nerve has been damaged, resulting in paralysis to a lung from having anesthesia during a surgery? This happened to me but I don't know why my left lung is paralyzed.

I am getting ready to have a Sniff test done. I have a ting left lung.

We are confirming that my left lung is paralyzed.

I have trouble breathing. Simply laying down is a challenge.

My doctor suspects my Phrenic nerve has been damaged which caused the paralysis. I am hoping to get the test done soon. I really want to try stem cell therapy. Has anyone else tried this?

@jwatermann Hello, I wanted to welcome you to Connect. Did you have a question for other members who may be able to help from their own experiences? Did you have some more specific information that you wanted to share in the community? Are you being treated for a condition?

I am experiencing this.

Hi @mbe111, please accept my belated welcome. Wow, you've had quite the journey with multiple cancers. I'd like to invite you also join the Lung Cancer and the Head & Neck Cancer groups. I'm confident that your experiences would be helpful to newly diagnosed members.
- Lung Cancer https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/lung-cancer/
- Head & Neck Cancer https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/head-neck-cancer/

How long ago was the nerve removed? How are doing with learning to be right-handed?