A WOMAN now has her gag reflex in her ear after a “rotten lychee” looking tumour was removed from her neck. Doctors cut a “huge” lump out of the nanny’s neck and grafted part of her nerve to her ear. 8 Bella Johnston, 30, had a tumour removed from her throat had to relearn to swallow and now has her gag reflex in her ear Credit: SWNS 8 Doctors cut a “huge” lump out of the nanny’s neck and grafted part of her nerve to her ear Credit: SWNS 8 Bella's operation took 10 hours and left her paralysed on her right side Credit: SWNS 8 The operation cut through all the nerves in her throat leaving her with a paralysed tongue and arm Credit: SWNS This restricted her ability to swallow and paralysed her right side.
Bella Johnston, 30, now has to turn her head and use just her left muscles in order to swallow. "I can't swallow straight," she said in her video. "I choke all the time.
I am always coughing thing up from my lungs and I get chest infections all the time," she added. Read more on Health NASTY MAN My husband has turned into cruellest man in Britain ever since my health declined ON THE MEND William gives update on Kate's health & says 'she's been amazing' Bella was told she was "on the brink of death" after doctors discovered a 7cm by 5cm tumour in her neck which required urgent surgery to remove it. The operation cut through all the nerves in her throat leaving her with a paralysed tongue and arm.
Bella, a nanny, now living in Hackney, London, had to relearn to s.