Thank you in advance for your help. There are several possibilities as to the cause of his horseness. Sometimes post-op just from having the tube down the throat the vocal cords can be stunned and take a while to recover. If however the nerves to the vocal cord were cut during surgery there will probably not be any recovery. I hope you find this information useful.
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