Going in for surgery

Your doctor was right: I have never heard of a paralyzed diaphragm before. Nor did I know that excessive work with outstretched arms above my head could lead to that problem. Thank you for sharing that story and teaching me another thing or two. Consider yourself quite lucky that your doctors actually found that problem and that it can be remedied reasonably well. You should be feeling much younger after this is all over. I wish you well and a very quick recovery, and I hope to hear good things about your fast progress on this board later.
 
misfit said:
Consider yourself quite lucky that your doctors actually found that problem and that it can be remedied reasonably well.
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This needs clarification. Nether my GP or cardiologist raised a warning even though they saw it on the x-ray and scan. It was my awareness of what each said and me pursuing the issue that got me to the thoracic surgeon. This is an example of how unusual this issue is.

I wanted to share this, not to sound a warning about anyone else having a paralyzed diaphragm, more, that we need to keep our ears open and ask questions.

I should have asked myself questions about being short of breath a long time ago. I forgot...I'm a TREE surgeon LOL
 
This kind of stuff seems to be going around. My son had his gallbladder out this past saturday. Hope yours goes well you crusty old treeman!
 
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rico said:
Heres to hoping Tom is not even in the running for scar of the year...Heal up quickly El Jefe!

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You thug.. an old friend got in a bar fight, classic smash the bottle as a knife. He ducked his chin and got a slash from his ear across his nose. The next one got him across the neck. The scarring he had was legionary.
 
Daniel said:
nti-inflammation diet
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Thanks for the note.

This is what I talked about when I talked about my recovery from my heart attack and the less invasive surgery now. I have made changes to my diet for so many years. I read about an 'anti-inflammatory' diet and its what I've been doing all along even without making life-style changes. Not much new on that front.
 
Of course, the more I read the more I know

In this clip I found something that could be common for arborists

What is Idiopathic Diaphragm Paralysis?
Idiopathic Diaphragm Paralysis is the diagnosis applied when the cause of the diaphragm (breathing) paralysis is not known. For example, if there is no obvious acute trauma to the neck or chest, and there has not been any procedure or intervention that may have inadvertently caused a phrenic nerve injury.
Idiopathic Diaphragm Paralysis has traditionally been thought to occur from a “mystery” virus (often termed Parsonage-Turner syndrome or viral neuritis), however from our vast experience in evaluating thousands, and treating hundreds of patients over the last fifteen years, we have clearly identified that most cases of Idiopathic Diaphragm Paralysis are actually a result of chronic peripheral nerve compression in the neck region.
Chronic nerve compression of the peripheral cervical roots and phrenic nerve is a kind of “wear and tear” phenomenon, likely related to a cumulative impact of past “mini-traumas.” Examples could include contact sports, work-related damage (e.g. manual laborers, tech-neck) or exercise injuries. Unfortunately, there is no way to accurately identify compression of these small nerve structures on an MRI. However, we do rely on cervical MRI to eliminate the possibility of spinal cord compression. We also perform complete diagnostic testing to rule out the possibility of a viral cause or a generalized neurological disorder (e.g. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease).
 
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