Voice enhancement

Hi, sorry to hear of your diagnosis.

My friend was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in August 2023, she too lost her voice.  Apparently, this happens with a lot of people diagnosed with SCLC.  She was told, because the tumour was large it was pressing on the laryngeal nerve which controls the muscles of the larynx and vocal cords, effectively paralysing it.  After her chemotherapy treatment, which shrunk the tumour, her voice gradually returned as the pressure on her vocal cords was reduced, although it took about a year to fully return. 

She is now almost three years since diagnosis and treatment and is doing really well.  She is still on immunotherapy, which has just been extended from her initial two year course. 

You are still very early days into your diagnosis, but once your treatment takes effect you will feel better and your voice will return, albeit in time.  

Regarding your enquiry about a speech therapist - they would not be able to help, your voice loss is a physical symptom of your diagnosis, and only ongoing treatment will help resolve it.

I hope my information regarding my friend helps.

Best wishes.

Ann

Hi Geoff

So very sorry that you have cause to be on here.

Have you been given your treatment plan yet?  If your plan includes chemo, then you may not need to look for any assistance with your voice as SCLC responds really well to chemo in terms of shrinking tumours (I know from personal experience of SCLC).

So my advice is to hang fire until you start your treatment.

I wish you the best possible outcomes.

Kegsy x