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Liz... )Mopping up tears) I'm SOOO happy for you! (Jumping outta chair and dancing wildly 'round living room with joy for ya)) In fact, you've inspired me to call UCLA's Dr. Burke once again to see if HE'S updated his procedure by adding the foam and the gortex. IF he hasn't updated the procedure. THEN, by golly, I'll start working on Kaiser to send me into your part of the world and go for it h that way. YOU GO, GIRL! I salute you... Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Southwood <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 2:19 PM Subject: Voice Improvement >Barb shared her experiences with working with her voice with us, a great >inspiration to me. Here's what's happened to me so far, with my voice. I >was referred by my ENT doctor to another ENT doctor. This was about a year >ago. He said that because of what he found when he examined me that he >thought he could improve my problem, a Parkinsonian weak, whispery voice, and >also improve my swallowing and breathing. In the meantime I got sick, then >tripped and fractured my hip. By the time I saw him again, about a month >ago, the operations used different and improved materials. > >Yesterday I was given a general anesthetic and my vocal chords were injected >with gel-foam which will be absorbed but meanwhile show me if the procedure >is worth doing on a more permanent basis. My husband is delighted that I >have a voice, an honest to goodness voice again and feels that 'the permanent >procedure' is definitely a go. The final material lasts 2+ years, I think >the doctor said. > >Thanks heavens for this listserve!! This is only one of the things I have >read that has improved my quality of life with this dumb disease -- another >is the two people (one was Rita) who told us about Ecco shoes at Nordstroms >-- they feel great and are cute or good looking too. > >I sang last night and recited some poetry and read some Shakespeare (the >greatest use of English) and read the cooking and garden sections of today's >paper. Even an improvement that's not a cure, I realized, can make a >difference. > >Thank you, Barb, and listserv...Liz S.