Hi, Annelies,
I hope one of the wonderful MD's on this list will weigh in on your
question, but I'm a little concerned by some of what you wrote. Why did
your doctor tell you that the "protruberance" had been there a long time?
Could it be a nodule that he could clearly see was really calloused over?
In which case it's more serious than a "new" node, which can go away on its
own with vocal rest. In any case, why did he say it was ok to sing on it?
If these symptoms you experience in singing are new to you, only a few
weeks, the "protruberance" couldn't have been there all that long, it seems
to me, if it is the cause. And singing on it, if it is a nodule, is NOT a
good idea. I don't want to alarm you; I'm not a doctor, I'm just writing
what I have come to understand over the course of my singing career.
If this is a node, taking steroids will only reduce any swelling in the
vocal folds, but singing while on steroids is very risky; professional
singers only do it when absolutely necessary, and then only once or twice in
a career. There are vocal and other side effects; I really hope you find
another doctor for a second opinion. I'm with Naomi - try to postpone your
exam and find a doctor who knows about singers and singing before you sing
another note.
Susan May Schneider
-----Original Message-----
From: Annelies Dille <annelies_dille@h...>
To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com <>
Date: Friday, May 26, 2000 1:47 PM
Subject: [vocalist-temporary] voice problem
>Hi!
>
>You must think: all the sudden she's very active! I have been lurking for
>quite a time now, I was always very scared getting into the discussions
>because I didn't feel my english was well enough (by the way I'm dutch
>speaking). But your lovely comments on my Competition reports gave me
>courage!! :-)
>
>I'll explain the situation. Next monday (29 mai) I have to sing my final
>recital exam for Master Degree in singing. For a few days now (maybe even
>weeks) I felt something was wrong with my voice but I couldn't tell exactly
>what. I gave concerts to prepare my exam and nobody (not even my singing
>teacher) heard something wrong. But still it felt like I had to do more as
>usual. Something just didn't feel right. I thought it were nerves or
>fatigue, so I tried not to worry. On wednesday I discovered I couldn't hum
>any more above my passage. When I try it, a whole different note than the
>one I want to sing comes up, a lot higher. Very scary! Also my pure
>headtones don't want to come. When I sing with the right breath and support
>the notes above the passage are ok, I just can't sing sing them very quiet
>any more. (I could never sing quiet high notes, but at least I could
squeeze
>something out :-) ) I do have the feeling when I start a high note above
the
>passage my vocal chords don't close as well as they have to, so I have to
>very careful not to crack them.
>This morning I panicked because I still couldn't hum, so I went to a
special
>doctor. He didn't believe my mysterious disease at first, it had to be the
>nerves and the stress. He looked at my vocal chords and discovered there
was
>a minuscule protuberance (i hope this is the right term) on one of my
cords.
>He said it must have been there for quite a long time (very scary
thought!).
>He reinsured me that I couldn't make it worse by singing and he tried to
>give me some confidence for the exam.
>The doctor also gave me Celestone, those are steroids. I don't like to take
>so strong medication but I do want to sing my exam, if possible at the
>maximum of my capabilities. I have been working towards this exam for the
>last five years so I really want to do it good! But I know it isn't worth
>destroying my voice and the rest of my career over. I'm able to sing at
this
>point, I just have to be very carefull to do everything technically very,
>very right otherwise I have the chance to have only air and no sound.
>
>Has anyone ever experienced the same thing? Can anyone give me some tips on
>what to do?
>
>A very desperate soprano,
>Annelies
>
>P.S. About the Elisabeth Competition: I saw it yesterday and am going to
see
>it this evening but as you understand I was to busy worrying today to write
>a report. But I promise it will come.
>
>
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