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Phrenic Nerve damage and paralyzed diaphragm: Anyone else have this?
Phrenic nerve on the right side was destroyed due to radiation for breast cancer. Diaphragm is now paralyzed & taking away lung capacity. Anyone else experience this?
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Schwanoma was a benign tumor not a Sonoma;)
The assumption is during my schwanoma brachial plexus surgery 35 years ago they nicked my phrenic nerve which resulted in a slightly paralyzed diaphragm on right side.
Overall, my oxygen level seem to be good except when I sleep on my left side which causes deoxidation. I also get winded walking uphill and swimming is not really possible. Inhalation seems to be OK but I don’t think my lungs exhale well and my CO2 levels tend to rise which gives me shortness of breath. Has anyone gotten pulmonary exercises for this? I tried CPAP but had a very difficult time with it and it did not appear to help ..The thing that helps most is sleeping on the side where my diaphragm is weakest .
Has anyone had the surgery to strengthen the diagram?