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.
I had an exploratory parathyroidectomy and some nodules removed from my thyroid
I had the annoying tickle and cough too. It keeps me up all night. Hoping it goes away soon. I thinks it’s from all the irritation from the anesthesia tube. But I have lots of swelling around the incision and upper chest, so I imagine inside my throat has lots of swelling too. I still using ice bag and keep drinking along with advil any other helpful suggestions….
I had serious swallowing and choking issues before my Thyroidectomy. I had a small bit of trouble swallowing after surgery for maybe a week but I did not have any coughing or choking issues and I haven't had any issue with either since. I am 2 1/2 years out from surgery now. I have some residual movement issue in the left Thyroid's muscle but nothing that causes discomfort or overall problem.
Are you on any blood pressure medications like ACE-1 or an ARB? Problems like swallowing/choking might be a serious side effect(s) from those medications called Angioedema.
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I had an exploratory parathyroidectomy and some nodules removed from my thyroid
I had the annoying tickle and cough too. It keeps me up all night. Hoping it goes away soon. I thinks it’s from all the irritation from the anesthesia tube. But I have lots of swelling around the incision and upper chest, so I imagine inside my throat has lots of swelling too. I still using ice bag and keep drinking along with advil any other helpful suggestions….
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