Will I Sing Again in 2010?

More looks at my vocal cords

So here’s the cliff notes version of my last year: I went to the ENT with a bruised eardrum from a gig and was told acid reflux was about to burn my vocal cords at the stake (fall ’08). After all other treatments failed, I had a surgery for acid reflux last December. My stomach [...]

Vocal Surgery? What My Doctor Said.

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So I went in for the video laryngoscope that the throat specialist requested before operating on my right vocal cord that was damaged in my last surgery.  It was confirmed that my right cord is swollen and possibly has a node or a cyst.   (In the picture, the cords show up reversed so the right [...]

Not My Vocal Cords… Again!

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After my latest surgery in June I noticed pain in the right side of my throat and that I was missing almost a half an octave from my range. It became painful to speak. A throat specialist did a nasal scope and discovered a bump on my right vocal cord that we think resulted from my vocal cord being nicked by the breathing tube during my last surgery. After all of this, my vocal cords are more damaged than ever!

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