Re: Problems with neck After surgery

[Guest guest]

My surgeon told me there might be problems with my voice or throat

due to him working between the nerves for the voice box and

swallowing. I only had trouble swallowing for several weeks. I am

sorry to hear you all are still having problems.

>

> Seems there are a bunch of us with the same problem I too had a

> cervical fusion almost 2 yrs ago and to this day I STILL choke on

> food and pills even tiny ones. Of course the dr's told me it would

> go away, which I didn't believe but I never realized how many of us

> had been affected this way. At least I know now I am not alone

> dealing with it, people around me thought I was nuts telling them

> how it felt. To choke on pills, yeah I take a ton a day but still

> thats not why. Seems when they did my neck surgery from the front

> and left a HUGE scar that finally has faded but they moved so much

> inside my neck, not only did eating and taking pills bother me my

> voice changed too. So much softer that lots of people have trouble

> hearing me when I speak unless I talk louder than normal. Well I've

> been dealing with it for almost 2 yrs but still its nice to know

its

> not just me. I am sorry however others have to go thru it I know

how

> much a PAIN it is. Seems we try and get rid of one thing to have

> them give us another. Well I am grateful my fusion worked so far,

as

> long as I don't overdo lifting stuff my neck is ok. OR like this

> weekend when my xmas tree fell on my neck, BOY DID THAT

HURT!!!!!!!!

> grrrrrrrrr I was mad. And picking it up did wonders for my lower

> back which still this morning is having a real good time making me

> hurt well life goes on. Best of luck to everyone for a happy

> holidays season with friends and family and as many pain free days

> as possible. Sharon *~*~*~*~* group owner*~*~*~*~*

[Guest guest]

ok the swallowing and trouble speaking really worries me. I'm having a hard

enough time swallowing pills. and if I couldn't talk I couldn't do my job.

BTW I have heard from the nuerosurgeon's office but I still don't have an appt

made.

Problems with neck After surgery

Seems there are a bunch of us with the same problem I too had a

cervical fusion almost 2 yrs ago and to this day I STILL choke on

food and pills even tiny ones. Of course the dr's told me it would

go away, which I didn't believe but I never realized how many of us

had been affected this way. At least I know now I am not alone

dealing with it, people around me thought I was nuts telling them

how it felt. To choke on pills, yeah I take a ton a day but still

thats not why. Seems when they did my neck surgery from the front

and left a HUGE scar that finally has faded but they moved so much

inside my neck, not only did eating and taking pills bother me my

voice changed too. So much softer that lots of people have trouble

hearing me when I speak unless I talk louder than normal. Well I've

been dealing with it for almost 2 yrs but still its nice to know its

not just me. I am sorry however others have to go thru it I know how

much a PAIN it is. Seems we try and get rid of one thing to have

them give us another. Well I am grateful my fusion worked so far, as

long as I don't overdo lifting stuff my neck is ok. OR like this

weekend when my xmas tree fell on my neck, BOY DID THAT HURT!!!!!!!!

grrrrrrrrr I was mad. And picking it up did wonders for my lower

back which still this morning is having a real good time making me

hurt well life goes on. Best of luck to everyone for a happy

holidays season with friends and family and as many pain free days

as possible. Sharon *~*~*~*~* group owner*~*~*~*~*

[Guest guest]

talk to your dr about it and he can probable give you more

answers. The speaking is not a big issue for me just my voice

changed and is softer, no big deal. As for the swallowing and pills,

we all face that especially when you take as many as we do, geez I

think I take 30 a day or something close to that. The swallowing of

food is not a huge issue either, would I trade these two back for

not having surgery? HECK NO!!!! My neck pain is almost entirely

gone, it still bothers me when I overdo or lift something too heavy

or tug my neck a certain way BUT it has never been as bad as it was

BEFORE my surgery then my neck hurt ALL the time it even hurt to

hold up my head, it felt too heavy to support it. And the nerve pain

I had ooooooowwwwwwww was intense to say the least. So please don't

get scared off from surgery go talk to you dr and surgeon and then

you will have to decide for yourself. But I for one would never go

back and NOT have it done. Now my back mmmmmmm thats another matter,

first and second surgery DID not help that. SO I go for #3 Take

care and please talk to YOUR dr, we all are different in how we feel

Before and after surgery. Best of luck, Sharon *~*~*~*~ group

owner*~*~*~*~

-- In neck pain , " Pepperspal "

<andy24747@w...> wrote:

> ok the swallowing and trouble speaking really worries me. I'm

having a hard enough time swallowing pills. and if I couldn't talk I

couldn't do my job.

>

> BTW I have heard from the nuerosurgeon's office but I still don't

have an appt made.

>

>

[Guest guest]

WOW, if I had problems talking I'd go bonkers. The tightness in the throat area is bad enough to deal with. I don't know how they can't do something for you. I had it done from the front also.

~Kathy

Re: Problems with neck After surgery

ok the swallowing and trouble speaking really worries me. I'm having a hard enough time swallowing pills. and if I couldn't talk I couldn't do my job.BTW I have heard from the nuerosurgeon's office but I still don't have an appt made.