I think he told me after. My voice was hoarse and i couldn’t get more than three or four words out without stopping to take a breath. It was weak. I spoke to a voice and swallowing clinic at Oregon Health and Science where i live. They offered me different temporary treatments which didn’t last more than several days. I opted to have an implant but my voice started to get better a month before the surgery. At first i couldn’t tell the difference but more and more friends told me my voice was getting better. It’s pretty much normal now. I know what you’re going through, it’s awful.