Dear DS,
I would agree with John on this issue. I just heard a lecture given by Dr. Mona Abaza (who studied with Robert Sataloff) who said that she will not even prescribe steriods to a professional voice user. Her exact words were, "I tell the singer, is one performance worth the possibility of ruining your entire career." This comment is not meant to scare you- just to let you know what the a well known ENT says on the subject. Personally, I have used steriods three times in my singing career and have ALWAYS laid-off singing until I was completely off the medication. The possibility of a VF hemmorhage is rather high when on the steriods. And in most cases they give the singer a feeling of false security in the larynx and therefore the tendency to give the voice a "little more" thinking it's OK---when it's clearly not! Since it's a YAP perhaps someone can cover for you until you are well. Good Luck!
Taylor L. Ferranti DMA Candidate Voice Science/Performance Louisiana State University
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