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For Heather: Surgery and your voice
Recently, Heather asked: Hi Lindsay, I hope you still check this website. I am a vocal teacher and was a vocal performance major. It’s safe to say music is my life. I teach over 80 students a week, and sing constantly : ) I am having double jaw surgery this July and I am extremely nervous about moving my jaws and still being able to sing. I am hoping that the surgery will take the tension that I feel 24/7 and help me to open my jaws with ease… and also help open up my airways. I am curious what your experience with your voice was after the surgery? Did…
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You can’t say I didn’t warn you!
This morning at work, I decided to count how many actual work days I have left between now and surgery. Surgery is 35 days away, and I have *gulp* 16 work days between now and then!! Cue blood pressure rising, breathing getting shallow, pulse racing… I don’t know why this number stresses me out, but it does. Only 16?! Oh man! I’ve got so much to do in these sixteen days, it ain’t even funny. I was just given my first title assignments (which means I found out what books we’re publishing next fall that I’m in charge of the marketing campaigns for), and I’m super excited about them. But surgery…
