Help!!! Phrenic nerve damage

[neilyboy]

Phrenic nerve palsy left diaphragm

I dont know how i managed to navigate to this excellent site all the way from Scotland...but i have and im delighted....

im a triathlete who has damaged his phrenic nerve during a cycling training session ... ive stretched the nerve near the neck area...i am now presenting with left diapragm paralysis...my stomac has ghanged geographically and i get alot of reflux.......my main concern is repair of my phrenic nerve....i can post x rays once i have them....cananybody advise me on what i can expect...i can barely run and swim anymore...thank you for reading this.....neily boy

[aileen952]

My husband has suffered a similar condition with no explained reason for this, he is a fit 45 year old man and is struggling to do anything without being breathless since this happened just over 3 weeks ago.  Have you recovered?

[Stanislavyeung]

I have my left phrenic nerve pinched, presented with shortness of breath
but only felt on the left.
My back neck is also suffering a tendinitis caused by this neuropathy.
When I tilt my head to either left or right, I can hear what I think is the
sound of friction between the cerivical plexus and the muscle/tendon.

What specialist should I see??

[neilyboy]

dear pigzie...im getting my x rays back tomorrow....and ive to get the sniff test in december......i am in scotland so can get NHS help....whatever happens .....there are operations i believe.....once i get more more info i'll let you know.....try and get a scan ....the kind they give to pregnant women....this scan can pick up disruptions in the nerve.......i hope your husband can ge some kind of help.....all the best

[pigzie]

My husband has the same and all the experts say there is nothing to be done.  I am hoping that is not true.  He had no injury or trauma and is only 49 years old.  Never smoked, etc.  Now he has 1 lung because of phrenic nerve.  I am always hoping some new thing comes along.  6 months no activity on sniff test, so its really not working at all.  I hope you get some answers as they may help us as well.