After a year after chemo and radiation my husband’s voice is still different, alittle raspy, deeper. Anyone else?
..put it down to dry mouth.
Yes I think that’s the crux of it. I still have odd dry nights and wake up with a sticky hoarse voice. In the early days I bought an illuminated dental mirror to check my vocal cords. Daft…. Though my oncologist was impressed
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
We pick up strange habits !!! ....I had a run in with colorectal cancer some years ago...keep a torch in the loo to check poos for blood/abnormalities....
Yes. I can hear a definite croakiness in my voice now. Producing it also ‘feels’ different. When I first noticed it I went and got it checked out to make sure nothing had spread anywhere it shouldn’t.. Can’t sing any more either …at least not in tune…which is a bummer.
Yes me. My voice is deeper than before. It took months to get used to my new raspy voice. Nobody noticed but I do. I’m a year out of treatment
Dry mouth and possibly a flare up of lymphedema. When mine does that I can feel the inside of my throat vibrate and can see some swelling under my chin which I massage away over a day or so.
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