last night while i was sleeping, i had cartoon quips and sayings running through my mind nonstop!
the one that i can still remember is like an analogy: "you killed the will of a flower.
the flower had so much strength; but you didn't nourish it; so you didn't get to see it's beauty.".
Last night while I was sleeping, I had cartoon quips and sayings running through my mind nonstop! The one that I can still remember is like an analogy: "You killed the will of a flower. The flower had so much strength; but you didn't nourish it; so you didn't get to see it's beauty."
Anyway: Cartoon quip I found
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
An allergic reaction to the cat thread? Was that the one I posted? I'd hate to be responsible for that, MsMcDucket!
Hope things improve soon.
I was just joking! It didn't happen unless you sent me cat hairs telepathically (sp?).
Thanks for the well wishes!
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
Hang in there Ms. I don't know anything about your condition, but my dad had a permanent trach and there were always complications. It was quite awful whenever he had a cold. Are you able to talk?
Hello Switch! Being a nurse, I was able to do my own trach care. I just didn't like carrying that big suctioning machine everywhere. I joined a group called "Neck Breathers" when I had the trach. That group is full of anecdotes and comedies about trach care.
I can talk because my cord/s were paralyzed in a closed position. When both were paralyzed, I had a really soft voice. With one paralyzed, my voice changes to normal, to gravel-like, to almost inaudible. Sometimes, I sound like a man (to me). It took my ability to sing away. It did paralyze both superior and recurrent laryngeal nerves. The Superior Laryngeal nerves affect how high you sing and the recurrent laryngeal affect my ability to control my breath.
This syndrome results from injury to the superior laryngeal nerve. This injury may be unilateral or bilateral. The superior laryngeal nerve supplies sensory information to the larynx and hypopharynx as well as motor innervation to the cricothyroid muscle.
http://www.voicedoctor.net/diagnose/sx/sln.html
The lady that sings in "The Sound of Music" had something like this happen to her vocal cord, which ended her career. Julie Andrews:
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I went off on a tangent on that one!
Take Care Switch!
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
What a scary thing to go through.
Wishing you comfort now and some resolution soon for the health problems. I enjoy your love of music. May music continue to soothe your soul.
Dagney, it was horrifying! After the spasm went away, it felt like I had used up all my breathing reserves; and it felt like the cord would go back into spasm again. Normally, after I have a spasm, it doesn't leave me feeling like that.
My family tried to get me to sit at the computer and play music or my games; but I was too panicky to sit down. I think I will try to play the music today. It's nice to know that I haven't burnt out everyone with the amount of music that I post!
Thanks Dagney!
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
Get better soon...I really hope the new meds help! I hate the feeling of not being able to breathe, I can't imagine going through what you are. *Hugs* ~April
April, I had a botched thyroid surgery. That is what caused my breathing difficulties. I haven't been the same since. If the doctors can't get meds to control it, I want the trach back in. I was serious as a heart attack when I told the doctor that.
Thanks for thoughts
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
I sincerely hope you get better....................much better.
Forgot to say thanks Warlock!
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
I hope it doesn't happen to you, but prepare to get bigger, and I'm not talking muscle.
I have a close relative on them for a different reason. Every once in a while I have to remind her, that as long as they are effective on her condition, it is worth this side effect.
I sincerely hope you get better....................much better.
Warlock
I don't need to get any bigger! I've been on steroids before and the med seems to make food taste super delicious. I'll have to keep a tighter control on my diabetes too! More finger sticks!
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
Fern as long as they stop the laryngospasm, I don't care what color it turns me. . . Well I don't think that I would care. *sigh*
many of you know that i had bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
the cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy.
i had the trach for about 5 months.
Many of you know that I had bilateral vocal cord paralysis. The cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy. I had the trach for about 5 months. When one vocal cord recovered, they took the trach out. So I have one paralyzed vocal cord and the other one spasms.
Lately, I've been having all kinds of breathing problems; but the worse is the laryngospasm! I had the longest one ever! I thought that my husband would have to call an ambulance. I ended up going to the ER. It felt like I was about to go into respiratory distress. It was hard for me to breathe, my heart rate was over 112 beats per minute, I had chest pain, and I had a sense of impending doom.
After I told the triage nurse what was going on, they took me back to see a doctor. I had brought my old trach and told the doctor that I wanted it back in! Although, my breathing was almost back to normal, I feared another attack. They put oxygen on me and then called my various doctors (pulmonologist, neck surgeon & ENT, and my Primary Care Physician). The doctor said that he was going to give me Solu-medrol IV(steroid) and Ativan IV (to relax my muscles and decrease the anxiety).
The doctor said that something was going around and it was really affecting babies and people with breathing related disorders. He decided to treat it like "croup". So, I have Prednisone and Ativan to take for about a week. I'm supposed to get in to see the Neck Surgeon to get his opinion during this time.
I think that I need a trach or trach button. It's terrifying when you can't get air into your lungs.
So me and Horriblelife will be dealing with the steroids. I don't feel the rush that she got. Well not yet. Maybe, the Ativan is helping to keep me calm. If I get grumpier, or sillier, or worse, it's the meds!
Maybe, I had an allergic reaction to the cat thread! 
I told my husband that he may have to put the trach back in!
We'll see!
sometimes i think, i wish i could sing this old song to the witnesses: "if they could see me now, ...".
i thought you'd get a kick out of this, don't laugh - i've entered this drag competition and i wondered if you could vote for me...you will see my history of drag and imagine this - shots of me as myself...hahaha!
feel free to leave a comment there too if you like the photos!
Is there just one picture of you? The one in the yellow mini skirt?
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Dame Julie has been unable to sing since a throat operation in 1997