Quote from: anjaq on September 03, 2014, 04:05:49 PM
I definitel hate it to always be so much aware and a bit frightened about how my voice will come out next when I say something - will it be good or will it be a bit of a mess. sigh. And I dont even dare to rais pitch a lot for intonaton or inflection because I may hit the "break" and then sound silly.

Oh my the FEELS. The FEELS THE FEELS THE FEELS 

Quote from: SarahJ on August 31, 2014, 09:11:49 PM
Amy Lynn,

Wow, I found your posts and your voice sounds great!  Such an improvement with more to come if the previous post hold true.  Is Dr. Kim still around $7,500?

How long did you stay in Seoul?

Best wishes, Sarah

Thank you so much Sarah.  I had a very quick turn around compared to most girls.  My consultation was on a Friday with the surgery the following Monday and the final evaluation that Friday.  Most girls have a week from time of surgery to final evaluation, and yes the cost is still around $7,500 not including $400 if you need the Botox injections (I would plan on needing them as a lot do).

Okay girls, here is my two month recording that I just did.  Let me know what you think about it if you would?  Also, Dr. Kim told me that I should wait till the end of the month to do shouting or singing, but do you think now that two months have past that I would be safe to start on the vocal exercises they gave me?

https://soundcloud.com/user1152848/2-month-post-op

I think the voice is quite good already. it sounds to me a bit weak yet and I guess it will need some more voice exercises to get the resonance right - pitch is good, but I think that the resonance could use some improvement. Are you using stuff from voice training to get this voice now or is it totally unmodified? I think towards the end of the recording it sounds better than in the beginning.
What is evident to me is that this surgery seems to cut away a lot of the deeper resonances and undertones. This makes the voice more clear but also quite a bit less voluminous and powerful. Probably voice training can change that and maybe activate some resonances that make the voice fuller again on a different level?

anja, this is without any modification other than talking in the range that is comfortable and doesn't hurt.  If I try to talk the way I used too, it is really strained and hurts in a very short time.  Though I don't even have to think about it now.  Dr. Kim wanted me to wait until the end of this month to sing and shout, so I wonder if the same holds true to the voice exercises they gave me.  I have an email in to Jessie at Yeson and am waiting for a reply.

Ok, So I guess once you do the voice exercises and maybe some voice rehab to get the resonance right, it will be all good - I think it was said several times already that this surgery does not relief one from doing some other voice modifications like resonance and prosody changes to make the voice sound really great afterwards. If you dont do that, it probably will just be good and not great