Thursday, January 2, 2014

Another botched neck procedure

After my father had neck surgery, he could not speak clearly and his voice was always hoarse. Is this related to the surgery?

Yes, another win for the surgeon. The surgeon has most likely damaged the nerve going to the vocal cords. This is a serious and life long injury. I would recommend seeing an ENT surgeon and getting him/her look at the vocal cords.


The injury is relatively common and usually caused by incompetent surgeons who cannot tell the difference between a nerve and a blood vessel. 

If the vocal cord is paralyzed, I can assure you life long damages. See a malpractice lawyer as soon the vocal cord paralysis is confirmed.