Originally Posted by
Desert Ryder
Alrighty....all done with surgery and been home for a few hours.
Surprisingly, I have no pain yet.....I do have a hoarse voice though.
Thanks for all the well wishes.
Great to hear.
The hoarse voice is likely just from the endotracheal tube. However, it may also have resulted from manipulation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a common complication of ACDF. That gets better a lot more slowly and can be permanent.