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Thoracic surgery

2015-09-05 18:48:17
I underwent a thoracic surgery open decortication left side 2 months ago but still feeling stiffness  in the lower lobe and numbness in the stomach area left side. Till when can i expect everything alright ?
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It's known sequelae, the numbness will go away in few days pr months, once nerves reunite. The heaviness is because of pleural thickening and residual fibrosis.

Answered2015-09-06 05:18:46

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