Medical care Expert Voices Today

Speak Up

Today's post is going to be a bit unusual. The topic may seem different than my typical ones. And ... the tenor of it may also appear unlike the one I usually take. What is the same is the motivation for writing it. This blog was spurred on by a somewhat personal situation. Though I try very hard in life to be a nice person and to approach others in an understanding way, there are times that it is necessary (yes -- necessary) to be more forceful. The story behind the story More…

Medication Disabilities

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SERENDIPITY OR PROCRASTINATION --- SURGERY POSTPONED

In my Agust 16th posting, I shared that the search for my voice was culminating in surgery scheduled for September 6th  - now less than a week away. No question I am ready to restore some depth and tone to my flaccid vocal chord. No doubt that I want to be able to communicate regardless of my surroundings. And no illusions that after10 months I will wake up one morning having undergone a spontaneous recovery. So what happened, my friends are asking? (Their masqueraded way of telling me I’m procrastinating). More…

In Search of My Voice

A little over a year ago I had a partial thyroidectomy (half of my thyroid removed). What led me to the operating table was an innocent enlarged thyroid, which for many years - 12 that I was aware of - lay dormant. An early test showed it was benign. The doctor told me thyroid conditions, particularly in midlife women, often develop as we get older. She tried to make me feel good and said it was sort of like with men and prostate conditions - if they lived long enough, most men would likely develop some problem. And she added, if by some chance my growth turned to cancer, not to worry. It would be very slow growing and quite contained. Not very consoling. Nor to be candid, very concerning. Life went on and I enjoyed robust health. Last year when I went for a check-up things had changed. I didn’t need the doctor’s ruler pressed to my neck to tell me something was awry. The mirror told me the same. I had quite a protrusion on my neck. More…