Laryngoscopy with Vocal Cord Augmentation ✔️
Yesterday we drove over to Seattle to UW Medical Surgery Center for Willie’s procedure to help fix his paralyzed left vocal cord. The procedure is called “Laryngoscopy with Vocal Fold Augmentation” which basically involves injecting a gel into the vocal cord so it is plumped up and it works better. After getting pushed back from 1:30 to 3:30 they finally got him into the operating room at 4pm. This procedure can either be in an OR or an office. It’s a relatively short procedure but the prep time prior and after takes a bit of time. He got anesthesia and a breathing tube and the procedure went off without a hitch. Everything went well and we left Seattle at 6pm and made it home to Wenatchee by 8:45pm. Roads were clear. No snow, just a bit of rain that cleared up around Ellensburg. He has no pain at all And hasn’t needed an aspirin or Tylenol. He is on antibiotics for 5 days Willie is supposed to use his voice minimally ...