FallingLots
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Previous thread
After over a month of hoarseness and swallowing issues, had laryngeal stroboscopy done yesterday which revealed right vocal cord paresis. It wasn't vibrating much or moving as well as the left vocal cord. I heard med students observing in the background quietly exclaim, "look at the right one!" The ENT doctor just told me I didn't have any cancer there - he didn't say anything about the weakened vocal cord - he just quickly departed. If an ENT doctor did suspect ALS, he probably wouldn't say anything to the patient would he? I think he'd just tell my referring doctor or suggest I go to a neurologist. Isn't that right? Thanks for any reassurance you can give about this. I haven't yet had a swallow study. I'm going to bed now, but will check back tomorrow to see if anyone here ever had this situation of a weakened vocal cord before or after being diagnosed with ALS. I'm also dealing with substantial weakness, fatigue, and falling with peripheral neuropathy (not a diabetic). Thanks, PALS and CALS for your input!
After over a month of hoarseness and swallowing issues, had laryngeal stroboscopy done yesterday which revealed right vocal cord paresis. It wasn't vibrating much or moving as well as the left vocal cord. I heard med students observing in the background quietly exclaim, "look at the right one!" The ENT doctor just told me I didn't have any cancer there - he didn't say anything about the weakened vocal cord - he just quickly departed. If an ENT doctor did suspect ALS, he probably wouldn't say anything to the patient would he? I think he'd just tell my referring doctor or suggest I go to a neurologist. Isn't that right? Thanks for any reassurance you can give about this. I haven't yet had a swallow study. I'm going to bed now, but will check back tomorrow to see if anyone here ever had this situation of a weakened vocal cord before or after being diagnosed with ALS. I'm also dealing with substantial weakness, fatigue, and falling with peripheral neuropathy (not a diabetic). Thanks, PALS and CALS for your input!