Living with a Laryngectomy - The Balancing Act Video by Atos

An inspiring personal perspective on getting your voice back after a total laryngectomy and improving overall quality of life.
www.atosmedical.us
#lifeafterlaryngectomy #yourvoice

[@adelalhassadi7537]

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[@greglebeau9477]

fwow only 14 thumbs up. Figures since they mention that there are only 3500 Laryngectomy's . I am one of the 3500 Lary's.
So alone :(
Only two in Fairbanks, Alaska no support or knowledgeable medical professions

[@jeffpolaras9273]

greg lebeau I will be one in 3 weeks....

[@greglebeau9477]

How are you doing Jeff

[@jeffpolaras9273]

greg lebeau I'm ok..get depressed and anxious..still in disbelief all this is happening...I have a lyrengectomy scheduled for May 7th....still tempted to do the radiation/chemo instead..both about 80% sucess rate..but if radiation doesn't work then surgery will be much worse..so part of me wants to try the radiation chemo and maybe get rid of this tracheostomy then part of me just wants surgery and just get rid of all the shit with a lyrengectomy...

[@greglebeau9477]

I had radation chemo surgery which included a partial lyrengetomy That was in 2008 in 2015 learned my cancer returned without surgery I had anywhere from three months to a year on this earth this life. My son my convince me to go thru with the surgery.
Three years later still have the depression dark moments. You will run into very stupid people most who assume since you have no voice you are deaf.
Radiation ruin any soft spots I may of had surgeries ruin any chance of esophageal speech,
hey I am on face book if you care to follow

[@edbuch8350]

I wish I could have done radiation and chemotherapy first because laryngectomy sucks I hate it

[@peterhaberl603]

Warum werden von der Fa. Atos die meisten Beiträge in Englisch geführt? Zumindest in Österreich haben viele Patienten damit Schwierigkeiten! Mich eingeschlossen!