Hi everyone, thought I would finally post this question since the issue has not resolved itself as I was hoping it might.

Did anyone else experience pain in the throat after surgery? It is hard to describe what I am feeling but I will try.

I am 9 weeks post-op and have felt this pain in the back of my throat ever since surgery, especially when I lay on my back. When I go to bed at night and am lying on my back I can feel it. If I breathe deeply the pain intensifies. I had a bad experince a couple of weeks ago when I went for a massage. I started out on my stomach and everything was fine but when I turned onto my back, the pain in my throat was very bad and I immediately got very nauseous. I sat up immediately and managed to control the urge to spew everywhere.

I have been discussing this with my surgeon and he has never heard of this but is still working on figuring it out. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

Thanks for listening.

Thanks Val. I'm sorry to hear about her having to have her thyroid removed.

I'm not having trouble swallowing. The pain in the back of my throat started 10 weeks ago, right after surgery. It is kind of always there but I notice it the most if I lie down on my back. The pain also intensifies when I'm on my back and breathe in deeply. If I breathe shallow it's easier to control.

Thought I would update everyone on my throat pain. A couple of weeks ago it started to feel better. Now it's at the point where I can easily lie on my back and not experience pain.

I am so happy that it has started to resolve itself. Whatever the pain was from, I guess my body just needed time to heal after surgery.

Thank you to everyone who replied to my post. Your caring thoughts and ideas really helped me during a very worrisome time.

Thought I would update everyone on my throat pain. A couple of weeks ago it started to feel better. Now it's at the point where I can easily lie on my back and not experience pain.

I am so happy that it has started to resolve itself. Whatever the pain was from, I guess my body just needed time to heal after surgery.

Thank you to everyone who replied to my post. Your caring thoughts and ideas really helped me during a very worrisome time.

That is great news. As soon as I saw your post I was wondering how you were doing with that.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew. I can't tell you how happy I was that it finally started to get better!!!

PS - I was wondering where you were. I had PM'd you and emailed you but didn't hear back.