Roni:
You are most welcome. I, for one believe it is as much up to us for our recoveries. While I would definitely prefer not having to deal with VFS stuff again, it is what it is. I liked what I had and will get it back. Just takes more work. Yet another hurdle, but the alternative, to me is unacceptable, so I just have to move forward.
Some might want to consider the amount of people needing further refinements in other lines of surgery like FFS, BA, and even electrolysis, etc. Unfortunately less than satisfactory results can happen but we the patients bear responsibility doing all we can to ensure the best possible outcome.
Remember too, a very few years back there was NO help via surgical intervention for us with less than satisfactory voices. Several decades prior to that and their wasn't really any help at all for ANYTHING. Many can and have trained their voices without surgery with great results and conversely many, likely more cannot get as passable a result as can be had through VFS.
How many would have jumped at the first opportunity to try and have a better quality of life through something not completely perfect. Life for us is a continuous series of tradeoffs in hopes of making things be as they should have been. Some are more "blessed" than others having to deal with less issues, but none the less, we all try to move forward trying to be (please excuse one of my most favorite IG's song titles here) "Closer to Fine".
Be safe, be happy and love every minute of every day. We are only young twice, so make the most of what you can, while you can, because you can. Wishing my best to all...
Elaine
P.S. - Roni: someday, when I grow up and learn to type accurately, I won't have to go back and fix awful typo's, a single dropped letter can completely change so much, I'm so very sorry I suck so bad at typing.
