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Kiwi4Eva's VFS Journey

Started by Kiwi4Eva, November 20, 2013, 12:49:54 AM

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Kiwi4Eva

I thought I should post my own experience on Susan's as it might be of interest to those of you who would like to follow my experience.

I had my surgery at Yeson (South Korea) on the 8th of October 2013

I received a Botox injection (0.4U) on 15th October to control voice tremor

I was prescribed Ribotril (0.5mg) for 5 months (to be taken after January 8th 2014)

My low pitch had a Mean Frequency of 141.86 Hz (before surgery)

My high pitch had a Mean Frequency of 146.40 Hz (before surgery)

This is a record of my voice journey starting from 20th November 2013 (I am due to start my voice exercises on the 8th of December)

I will update my voice (recordings) using Vocaroo and post them here.  Please feel free to make any comments or post any suggestions.  :)

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1QxvECvfAON (20th November) 2013
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JillSter

As soon as I heard your voice I thought, "she'd be perfect for narrating children's specials!"

Something about the combo of your voice and your accent makes you sound very matronly. :)
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Jennygirl

I agree, your voice sounds great for being so early in recovery! Undeniably female already :D :D And for being a bit older, it sounds like a perfectly natural voice.

That said, I think you've probably got a lot more upwards pitch movement to realize as you recover. You might have to make a conscious effort to raise the pitch as your voice heals, or you will run into the problem that voodle had and become used to using the very bottom end of your pitch. I was starting to run into that problem as well. Voodle's most recent suggestion to talk in a relaxed head voice is already helping me leaps and bounds... but we are both 6 months post op.

Right now, you are still super early on so it's no big deal- but it's definitely something to be aware of. You should still be taking it super easy on your voice until you start the exercises in December so don't even worry about it yet. Your voice is weakened right now, and it will take several more months to build the strength up- so no need to fight it.

You sound great :) Keep it up!
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JLT1

Eva,

Nice.  And it will only get better.

Hugs,

Jen
To move forward is to leave behind that which has become dear. It is a call into the wild, into becoming someone currently unknown to us. For most, it is a call too frightening and too challenging to heed. For some, it is a call to be more than we were capable of being, both now and in the future.
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LizMarie

That's a great voice right there! And I can only imagine it will improve over time. Good luck! :)
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.



~ Cara Elizabeth
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Kiwi4Eva

 ;)

My latest voice update...

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1Ck1gDJJTZD

Your comments are welcome  :)
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Jamie D

Good recording, Eva.  Sorry that some earlier comments were unfair.

I had a recording on the androgyne board.  I noted that my late mother and sisters (who are now in their 50s) all had their voice drop with age.  I am not worried that my voice is not "girlish."  That would not be age appropriate for me.
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Sabrina.R

Were you doing any voice exercices or therapy prior to the surgery, or the voice of the first sample is entirely result of the surgery? If so, it's amazing.
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Kiwi4Eva

Thank you for your comments  :)

No, I have never had any voice coaching/training and have not been on hormones for 40+ years as they give me shocking migraines.  Today my voice is a little weak (I cannot raise it very loud) and the biggest thing I have noticed is the deepness (any maleness - TG markers) have gone.  To be fair, that is all I wanted...to lose the suspicion that my voice was not female.  Which happened on the phone, but not since  :D
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