"After the ENT retracted the camera, he looked puzzled. 'Something is wrong, but I'm not sure what,' he said. My vocal cords were mostly moving as they should be, ruling out vocal cord paralysis or other pathologies."
"At first it was only a slight increase in the hoarseness, as if I'd been sick with a head cold. But by the end of the week, my voice sounded terrible. Thin and breathy, and the wrong pitch."
A minor surgical procedure involving bladder cauterization led to unexpected throat issues post-anesthesia. Initially, pelvic pain overshadowed throat discomfort, but hoarseness worsened over time. An ENT examination revealed normal vocal cord movement, yet the cause of the voice issues remained unclear. The doctor suggested voice therapy as a potential solution to address the ongoing vocal difficulties experienced after the procedure.
Read at Slate Magazine
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