Post-op news

Hi everyone--
I had my post-op appointment at Stanford today. All is healing perfectly. The doc says since nerves heal at a rate of 1-2 mm per day, it will be at least 3-6 mos. for all to be normal again. That is the down side to this surgery. The up side is it was a better long-term option for a singer. He said the nerve he used was a "really good one" and that I should expect a good & full recovery, but I have to be patient. During surgery he placed the left vocal cord back where it should be. We looked at my larynx with a scope and he said there was very little swelling and things looked really good. I will go back on Sep. 29th and if he feels I need it, he will inject collagen into the vocal cord to give me more of a voice while the actual healing is still taking place.
I will go for my first monthly check with the oncologist on Sep. 2nd. Please keep the prayers going. I thank you so much for your support!