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David Havard wrote: Having followed the mail:- THANKS for your euphoria, made me give a big smile. Hope everything continues well. Regards > > David > > > Dear List-friends... > > > > As promised, here's my report on what it was like having bovine collagen > > injections into my vocal cords today. > > > > PIECE OF CAKE!!! Took maybe 5 minutes from start-to-finish, and while my > > voice sounds a bit raspy right now, due to the collagen being mixed with > > water, and the water hasn't yet been absorbed into my body, I've already > > noticed an improvement 'cause I no longer run outta air in the middle of a > > sentence. (YEA!!!) I can expect to be able to recover my voice completely > > upon the absorption of the water within a day or two, max. > > > > The procedure involved having lidocaine sprayed in a fine mist down my throat > > and into my nose. Then the same was done with benzocaine. A thin fiberoptic > > cord with a miniscule videocam was threaded into my right nostril and down > > into my throat, tho there was no sensation of this happening. > > > > Thus, without looking in my mouth itself, the doctor was able to inject right > > thru the front of my throat - about midway in my neck - into the vocal cords > > which he could see on the video screen. TOTALLY NEAT! And of course, I also > > got to watch the injections being made and the instant puffing up of the > > heretofore lax vocal cords to a normal width. > > > > I feel fine - euphoric even, at the idea that I've taken a stance against PD > > and this time I was the winner! The event called for something special, so I > > headed for the mall and went shopping! (Ohhhh Barbie, you are SO bad!) <but I > > DO look terrific in the new outfit I got!> <giggle> > > > > Barb Mallut > > [log in to unmask]