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Brewers7

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Re: going for new treatment of vocal cord paralysis
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2011, 04:33:56 pm »
I had it done at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.  Dr. Netterville.  The surgery lasted maybe 1 1/2 hours.  Twilight anesthesia.  Spent one night in hospital for observation.  Minimal pain the first day.  No pain meds after that.  Back to work on day 2.
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Translab surgery 12/15/2008 followed by CSF leakage repair and 3 additional surgeries for MRSA of the brain (NOT typical) SSD,  facial and vocal cord paralysis, numerous reconstructive surgeries, Transear 12/2010

Kaybo

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Re: going for new treatment of vocal cord paralysis
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2011, 04:34:37 pm »
Susan~
so glad it is getting better!!

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Translab 12/95@Houston Methodist(Baylor College of Medicine)for "HUGE" tumor-no size specified
25 yrs then-14 hour surgery-stroke
12/7 Graft 1/97
Gold Weight x 5
SSD
Facial Paralysis-R(no movement or feelings in face,mouth,eye)
T3-3/08
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Re: going for new treatment of vocal cord paralysis
« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2011, 05:04:47 pm »
Susan, that is really great news! I'm quite happy for you.

-Tod
Bob the tumor: 4.4cm x 3.9cm x 4.1 cm.
Trans-Lab and Retro-sigmoid at MCV on 2/12/2010.

Removed 90-95% in a 32 hour surgery. Two weeks in ICU.  SSD Left.

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BAHA implant 1/25/11.

28 Sessions of FSR @ MCV ended 2/9/12.