I'm having surgery in the morning

[KS Toronado]

Been slowly losing my voice, Ear Nose & Throat Doctor found the problem last week, I have a cyst on my
vocal chords. Doc said they'd "cut my head off, scrap everything clean and glue my head back on." after
I'd asked about the procedure, so I replied with the only decent answer, "Hope they get it on straight
this time"

Seriously, he said the surgeon he recommended would put me under and "probably" use a laser. I've only been
"put under" once in my life after a head-on car crash (not my fault) 30 years ago so I'm a little nervous.
I'm to be at the hospital at 8:30 so I'm guessing around 9:30 will be the actual operation, have no idea if
they'll keep me overnight.

E,N & T Doc said to refrain from talking for 2 weeks after the operation, told my friends to "Enjoy the silence"
Wish me good luck.

[Srkdqltr]

1. Good luck. Relax. Text a lot.

[malaise]

2. All the best

[Lars39]

3. Here's to a speedy and full recovery, KS Toronado!

Got your ink pens and paper ready? Or ready made flash cards?

[brer cat]

4. Best of luck with your surgery!

I hope you are back in full voice mode soon.

[Hekate]

5. Best of luck! Be sure to have someone stay with you the first day, or vice versa...

Hospitals tend to boot patients out too soon.

We look forward to your speedy return to keyboarding while recovering.

[Tetrachloride]

6. let me know how it goes. i have a friend with same situation

Surgery pre-tests underway.

[livetohike]

7. Wishing you a quick recovery! A friend had that same

issue decades ago. All went well and yours will too. It’s probably a quicker procedure now days.

[riversedge]

8. Best to you and take the time to REST--all of your body

[Hugin]

9. You've got to love bedside humor.

That’s almost as good as my dermatologist with the ‘melonballer’ quip.

Best wishes for a quick and uneventful recovery. Enjoy your peace and then back at it!

[MLAA]

10. Best wishes in getting your head screwed on right!

[KS Toronado]

91. Thanks, it needed to be

I voted for Reagan, at least I learned from my mistakes.

[Diamond_Dog]

11. Good luck!

It will be all over with before you know it. Hope it’s uneventful.

[Faux pas]

12. Best vibes!

[walkingman]

13. Good Luck - Hoping it fixes your issue. As far as the anesthesia, don't worry.

I personally like that pre-op shot even though you are only awake for about 30 sec+/- it always reminds me of the Pink Floyd song "Comfortably Numb".

[LoisB]

14. Speedy recovery to you!

[CentralMass]

15. Best of luck and a speedy recovery.

[c-rational]

16. Good vibes.

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Good luck to you!

We'll be thinking of you!

[Midnight Writer]

18. Good luck.

[Bev54]

19. Hopeful for a quick and painless recovery!

[ancianita]

20. Good luck and take care.

[PJMcK]

21. You've got this!

If they put you under you won’t feel or remember anything. I’ve been anesthetized numerous times for surgeries and procedures. It’s a great nap!

Good luck tomorrow and in the coming weeks of your recovery.

[Fla Dem]

22. All the best Toronado. I'm sure you'll do very well and will have a beautiful post surgery voice.

[StarryNite]

23. Good luck!

Hope you're able to eat popcorn by Thursday! If not, the rest of us will eat some for you!

[Tadpole Raisin]

24. You'll do great! And you will be surprised at how fast everything seems to go.

The whole surgical team is like a well oiled machine and will give you great confidence from start to finish!

Positive thoughts coming your way!

[Karadeniz]

25. It's going to be fine. happy you'll get your old voice back!!!

[gixxerlee]

26. Wishing you a speedy recovery

[packman]

27. I can't have that type of surgery - wife says my head is up my ass all the time

Good luck and --- shhhhh - spend it learning sign language.

[KS Toronado]

92. Already know some sign language

One involves sticking out my tongue, the other my middle finger.

[Frustratedlady]

28. Good luck! One plus is that the nurses won't hear your off-the-wall comments in recovery.

My daughter reminds me of the crazy things I said when I returned to my room. I think I was telling her they put credit cards under my skin, so all I had to do was wave my arms to pay.

[TexasTowelie]

65. You must have one of the newer models.

I have one of the older "swipe it where you wipe it" models. It was payback for all the copies of my tush that I ran on the Xerox.

[Frustratedlady]

68. Good one!

She never complains about caring for me after surgery as it is usually a comedy show. She gets a kick out of telling her siblings what my latest ramblings are. If I could figure out a way to control the message, I would come up with a spectacular bunch of gibberish she'd be too embarrassed to pass on.

[llashram]

30. we're flesh, bone and blood

we've got to be 'fixed' sometimes. Just try to stay positive...

[Kid Berwyn]

31. Good Luck, KS Tornado!

Anesthesiology has made great strides in 30 years. Same with laser surgery and medicine.

Recent advances

* New inhalational anaesthetics allow rapid, pleasant gaseous induction of anaesthesia and rapid recovery with a minimal “hangover” effect

* Target controlled infusion techniques have improved the accuracy of total intravenous anaesthesia and pave the way for “closed loop” automatic anaesthesia

* A unique opioid, remifentanil, allows fine control of intraoperative analgesia but its effects wear off within minutes of stopping infusion

* Separation of stereoisomers has allowed the development of improved safer local anaesthetics
Mobile epidurals are rapidly gaining popularity in labour wards because they allow normal mobility with high quality pain relief

* Neurokinin type 1 receptor antagonists promise to further improve management of postoperative nausea and vomiting

* Recent developments in equipment have helped to minimise the problems of anaesthetising patients with “difficult” airways

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1116438/

Get well soon!

[KS Toronado]

93. FYI

If you ever see a white 1970 TORONADO with a brown vinyl top and factory chrome wheels sporting
BFG white lettered tires pull up in your driveway and honk & wave, it'll just be me out for a cruise.

[Wild blueberry]

32. Best of luck

Enjoy your recuperation (think vacation). We'll see you back soon!

[MissMillie]

33. best wishes for a successful surgery

and a speedy recovery

[MiHale]

34. Good luck...you'll be ok.

[ultralite001]

35. Be well...

May you have a speedy and uneventful recovery…

[beaglelover]

36. Good luck!

[sinkingfeeling]

37. Wishing that everything goes well for you.

[cilla4progress]

38. Good luck, KS!

Husband has had a couple complex surgeries lately. We have been AMAZED at the proficiency, from top to bottom.

Just don't limit yourself on the pain pills after, as your team will instruct you. Husband did that on day 3 (not wanting to get too dependent on them..) and regretted it.

We will be pulling for you!

[onecaliberal]

39. Healing and peaceful vibes.

[panader0]

40. You'll be fine and remember not to answer the phone.

[rurallib]

41. I will wish you good luck, but also hope the doctor

has a good nights sleep after a vet good day today and he is focused on doing everything right

[TNNurse]

42. You might think about keeping your written communications as a story.

I once took care of a very alert gentleman on a ventilator (tube down your throat, cannot talk). He would not write simple questions or messages. Most people would write it they were able "bedpan". He would write "Would you please put me on the bedpan and tell my family to wait". We kept them to share with the family.

You may find you have a flair for writing.

Wishing you the very best results from your surgery. What they put you under with these days is much better than 30 years ago.

[electric_blue68]

43. Here's to a successful surgery, and a full recovery!

[Jilly_in_VA]

44. Best to you

from one who's recently been put under A LOT! My advice is to count backwards from 10 and make a bet with yourself as to how far you get. See if you remember when you wake up. You probably won't, but I always do. I never get farther than 6. Never.

[KPN]

45. Good luck KS. You've got this. Stick to the medical plan/instructions after the surgery, be

positive, and be with the folks you love -- even if silently -- and you'll be fine.

[highplainsdem]

46. Wishing you luck, a speedy recovery, and a really nice hospital staff to make the

time there less stressful.

[calimary]

47. Definitely!

How it goes well, and gives you the results you need!

You may have to remain silent for a little bit, but remember - you can always yell your head off, here!

[hamsterjill]

48. Wishing you all the best.

It’s natural to be concerned. It’s a healthy response.

Wishing you a fabulous outcome and one hell of a speedy and full recovery!

[niyad]

49. Sending vibes for easy, successful surgery and swift, complete recovery.

Please keep us updated.

[erronis]

50. Just keep those DU fingers busy at the keyboard, please!

[pandr32]

51. Best of luck for a successful surgery

Best wishes for your recovery.

[FloridaBlues]

52. Make sure you have enough paper and pen close by , it's hard not to talk

[mgardener]

53. Good luck!

[benfranklin1776]

54. Good luck!

Hope it goes well but it sounds like your surgeon is on the ball and up on the latest and greatest techniques so it will, knock wood, be a resounding success!

[Joinfortmill]

55. I wish you the best.

Had a brain aneurysm coiled with stent 2 weeks ago under general anesthesia. 3.5 hrs. I'm 73. No issues. You'll do great!

[mercuryblues]

56. Sheinelle Jones Returns to Today After Vocal Cord Surgery: I Learned the 'Power of Listening'

snip
The co-anchor of the NBC morning show underwent surgery to remove a polyp on her vocal cord that was harming her ability to speak. Recovery meant total vocal rest, so Jones had to remain totally silent for several weeks.

Jones, 41, said she learned several valuable lessons during her recovery.

“The gift of silence and being still,” she said. “We’re all so busy, very rarely do we give ourselves permission to sit still, and in that I found clarity, I found peace.”

“At first it was very difficult, I’m not gonna lie, ordering a chai tea on a memo board or trying to talk to the kids,” she added. “But after I just embraced it, I kind of found a gift in that.”

more at:
https://people.com/tv/sheinelle-jones-returns-today-after-vocal-cord-surgery/

Best wishes.

[PCIntern]

57. Good luck....

I’m certain that it will be successful. Remember, for the doctors and the staff, it’s just another day at work. Things always tend to go well at work.

Let us know….😁👍.

[gldstwmn]

58. I hope everything turns out well.

[dickthegrouch]

59. Best wishes /nt

[gademocrat7]

60. Good luck

and may you have a speedy recovery. Take care.

[Nevilledog]

61. ...

[Hortensis]

62. :) Of course good luck, KS, on top of the wonders of modern medicine.

You can always get chattier with us.

[Nululu]

63. Best of luck

[peacebuzzard]

64. after, when you can, you can update us on DU,

I wish you a speedy recovery!!

I suppose with the laser, it will be minimal pain, minimal recovery time as well.
I have been "put under" for a couple of knee surgeries, 2 ob/gyn issues, tonsillitis and the colonoscopies. That part of it is fast, the drugs really knock your socks off quickly. It seems like you wake up in 2 seconds; then its time to go home. A couple of decades ago the sedation drugs were not as good as the ones now.

You can let us know how it went and spare the voice for 2 weeks! Get well soon!

[TexasTowelie]

66. Good luck.

I'm surprised that they didn't give you more information when arranging the surgery such as whether you would be staying overnight for observation or for possibly arranging for transportation after the procedure.

I look forward to seeing you back here soon.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

67. You will be in my prayers

[crickets]

69. Wishes for all the luck and a speedy recovery, KS Toronado.

When you feel up to it, please let us know how you're doing.

[CousinIT]

70. Wishing the best outcome for you w/ no complications and complete recovery! n/t

[Ms. Toad]

71. Good luck!

I've been under an average of once every 5 years (if I'm remembering all of my surgeries). All but one were no big deal. The one that was a big deal wasn't dangerous - just incompetence that robbed me of some pain control in what is (under the best of circumstances) a painful operation.

That anesthesiologist is permanently banned from touching me, or anyone in my family. (Almost cancelled the last surgery, since he was assigned to me "day of." Fortunately, they were able to find a replacement.)

[Retired Engineer Bob]

72. Sounds like you are in great spirits

I’m sure you look forward to getting this problem corrected and having it in the rear view mirror.

[Celerity]

73. I wish you nothing but the best of outcomes!

[spanone]

74. K&R...

[area51]

75. Best wishes and I hope you have a quick recovery.

[Skittles]

76. you'll be fine

we are here for you

[Retrograde]

77. Wishes for a succesful procedure and a quick recovery!

When I had surgery a few years ago I spent a long time with the surgeon and later with the anesthesia nurse-practitioner going over what they were going to do. It's scary, but if you followed the instructions about what to do to prepare things should go ok. Nowadays the trend is to not keep people in the hospital if they can possibly avoid it.

Good luck!

[babylonsister]

78. Good luck, but you'll be good

as new before you know it.

[Rhiannon12866]

79. Good luck, don't worry and enjoy the rest.

I've experienced general anesthetic 4 times in my life, starting with my tonsils and one major surgery at Mass General in Boston and I'm still here to reassure you. And even though you can't speak, you can still sound off here.

[ChazII]

80. Echoing all the good wishes

that have been sent to you. May your recovery be smooth and uneventful.

[Raine]

81. Wishing you all the best and a speedy recovery. 💓 nt

[Vinca]

82. It sounds like you're in good hands. Let us know how it goes.

[Bettie]

83. Good Luck!

I don't know if I could go two weeks without talking!

[Demsrule86]

84. Good luck. Feel Better. It doesn't sound awful and should fix the issue.

[Beartracks]

85. Prayers and best wishes.

I've had a throat surgery before (thyroid) with an excellent surgeon. They can do miraculous things these days.

Love your sense of humor. Keep that up!

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[lonely bird]

86. My wife had nodes (nodules) removed from her vocal cords

When doc says no talking he means it. Do. Not. Talk.

While nodes are not the same as a cyst the not talking is critical in the recovery.

[Evolve Dammit]

87. Best wishes for success and a speedy recovery. "Before speaking, consider if it will improve the

silence." (My favorite Buddhist quote). Hope it goes smoothly for you

[cate94]

89. Good luck!

[UpInArms]

90. Hoping for a great and full recovery

[senseandsensibility]

94. Good luck and

keep us posted!

[KS Toronado]

95. Thank you, I'll keep you posted right here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216771325