Monday was the big day. We went back to UW for more treatment. This time it was even more "interesting." I sat up in a chair and they put a scope down into my throat. This one was bigger because it had a tube in it for squirting anesthetic in my throat. They had to twist and turn it to get it through my nose. Then they stuck a needle into the outside of my throat and watched for it to come out inside my throat where they could see it in the scope.
Twice I had to swallow which bent the needle so that had to put on a new one and try again. Finally they found the right spot and squirted the collagen into into the vocal cord. Then they asked me to say an "e" which came out pretty loud because I was used to pushing a lot of air to try to whisper loud.
It was a little strange to suddenly be able to talk out loud. I discovered that I would sometimes forget that I could talk and start whispering or reach for my note board.
Today on my way to the hospital to volunteer I was singing along with Michael Buble, as I am wont to do. I think I pushed it a little because by the time I got inside I could barely croak a little. That eased up over a couple of hours and I am mostly back to normal.
good to hear you have your voice back. Is it the same as your voice was before?
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