Hi Ladies!

I had SRS nearly 3 weeks ago. In the hospital I had a sore throat.  I was told that it was probably related to the breathing tube for anesthesia. Around the same time I noticed that my voice sounded a little funny, like a cracking, along the lines of how a teenager sounds with a voice change.  It doesn't happen when I talk with someone seated next to me -- only when I raise my voice enough to talk across a room, even a quiet room.

The sore throat resolved itself about the time I was discharged from the hospital, three days after surgery. I expected that the voice change would stop too, but it hasn't. It is now almost three weeks after surgery.

As weird as this sounds, is it possible that the voice change is related to SRS and the removal of testosterone from my system?  I went through puberty 30-some years ago. I don't see how the two can be related, but I also don't see another explanation. If anyone has any insight, I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Kim

Maybe you don't have to fake anything any more and your real voice is emerging?

Quote from: Virginia Hall on October 16, 2016, 06:19:49 PM
Maybe you don't have to fake anything any more and your real voice is emerging?

That would be awesome, but no.  Voice still sounds male but with a twinge of teenager voice cracking.

Actually, I am scheduled for voice surgery with Dr. Haben in a couple months.  Maybe this would help improve my pitch improvement slightly.  But otherwise, this voice cracking is not really a positive thing.  More like a weird side effect.

Vocal cords can take a while to heal so it's possible that you are still recovering from the breathing tube. Another possible issue is if you were on Spiro that dehydrates your system and can change the fluid balance in your vocal cords so a slight change is possible as the result of going off the drug.

I had voice lessions pre srs and I found my female voice but it was forced and while sounding natural I did not feel it. My therapist Dr Carl Bushong who has treated more TGs than any other therapist for over 40 years, told me, than most post op ladies do find a female voice.  For me and my post op friends this has been the case. I'm not sure if there is a medical reason or just mental..... knowing we are free.