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Has anyone had issues singing during treatments?
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 5, 2023 | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
Just a wild guess - I had similar symptoms - since chemo attacks the nervous system harshly (as in neuropathy, numbness and tingling) it makes sense that it might be interfering with your nerves in your ear and thus your hearing. It also may be impacting nerves in your throat and can be messing with control of your vocal cords. In my case, now 22 months post-chemo, I still have to eat much slower than I used to.
For what it's worth, I also had some non-severe issues with muscular coordination, balance, vision and a slowness in brain speed. I did PT to help with these, but I still experience some symptoms to a lesser degree.
Last - sing anyway! It's good for your soul!
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My hearing didn’t change… cause I could hear every wrong note coming out of me and was dumbfounded and scared and embarrassed lol….it felt tight and exhausted so the nerve thing makes sense. Ugh…. Hopefully every other week will still work! It sounds like I am following in your footsteps! Definitely have chemo brain. Already! Can’t imagine getting worse when I wasn’t great to begin with! I am afraid that if my voice is shot I would quit singing. Its my passion and how I serve the Lord and a gift. If I lose it I will be more devastated than when heard about cancer! So I am gonna pray hard about it! Thank you! I’m glad you’re almost healed from it! What kind of therapy did you have to do?