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JaneRoss wrote: >My friend who had a bilateral palladotomy about two years has been unable >to speak ever since. He also can't swallow very well (makes throat noises >at the meetings) Do any of you think colligan would help his speech or >swallowing problems?? Where have you heard that they are doing this? >nearest to Oregon. > >jjja Jane, To answer your question one first needs to know whether the vocal cords are the source of the speech problem. I had after my one sided pallidotomy also speech problems; I could not articulate enough to speak in a way which other people could understand. But nothing was wrong with my vocal cords. It is a usual complication of pallidotomy and for many surgeons the reason why they want to do two sided surgery only spaced in time. If your friend's problem is articulation, maybe a speech therapist can help. I remember the method of Silverman was mentioned for some time on the list, so I suppose other listmembers can tell you about that. Ida -------------------------------------------------------------- Vriendelijke Groeten / Kind regards, Ida Kamphuis mailto: [log in to unmask]