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Here are a couple of links to websites that explain Gore-Tex thyroplasty"
https://medicine.uiowa.edu/iowaprotocols/medialization-laryngoplasty-type-i-thyroplasty-eptfe-gore-tex
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490926/
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Did Dr. Amy Rutt, at Mayo, perform a procedure on your vocal cord? If so, what were the results for you?
I look forward to hearing from you both again.
Teresa
Replies to "@jimjudym4 and @marydwyer51 Here are a couple of links to websites that explain Gore-Tex thyroplasty" https://medicine.uiowa.edu/iowaprotocols/medialization-laryngoplasty-type-i-thyroplasty-eptfe-gore-tex..."
When I had my vocal cord surgery (Cleveland Clinic in Ohio) I was given prednisone IV during the surgery and then started oral prednisone the day after surgery for about a week. It kept the inflammation down quite nicely. I did sleep in a recliner for the first couple of nights, though, because I would have breathing problems during the night and first thing in the morning.
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Yes she did my first laser cordotomy, but was very conservative in the amount removed. It wasn’t enough so I had to have another and I went to Dr Alemar at Cleveland clinic in Weston FL, close to home. I have stayed with him for all my follow up care. Dr Rutt is an excellent doctor, very down to earth and friendly. One thing I need to add is because of the small amount removed, when I awoke from anesthesia I was suffocating, most likely from swelling which closed up the airway. VERY SCARY. So because this has been a traumatic guessing game of treatment options, I am happy to find people with similar circumstances.