It's okay that you put it here, you just have to understand that we don't just have this tube flopping around in our body. If whatever, happened when you were playing rugby 7 yrs ago had been horribly serious, you would, most likely, have had complications from it long before now - and you aren't even having complications now, you're just having fear.
I understand about waking up after an operation feeling horrible (most of us do feel bad for little while) and nervous about how it went. That's a normal reaction to any surgery. I've had enough surgeries in my life to know that, but you can't ruin your life over something you don't know exists simply because you're afraid of a surgery you don't know will take place. Sometimes our minds and "Dr Google" can work us into a real mess and we do ourselves more harm than good by not talking to our doctor.
Talk to your doctor about it, then post back and let us know what it is, okay?
Thank You for your reply.
I was not 100% where to post it apart from here. ( Thyro Glossal ) I guess I more related to the thyroid.
The worrying thing for me is just waking up after the operation feeling horrible and being nervous about how it went.
We're a thyroid forum and this doesn't sound thyroid related. But, aside from that, we can't really tell you anything, because you don't know for sure what it is.
The thyroglossal duct, typically, atrophies once the thyroid gland has descended to its final position in a fetus. It doesn't just flop around in your neck.
You need to go to the doctor and find out what it is. You're assuming there will be a surgery that may never happen and if there is one, the chances of your being unable to swallow are pretty much slim to none. I've had 2 surgeries on my vocal cords and the chances of not being able to talk afterward were pretty great, if the surgeon had "slipped", but I had to trust him, because I certainly couldn't continue the way I was.
Call your doctor and make an appointment asap and find out, for sure, what you're dealing with and don't buy trouble.