On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 11:31:14 EST, vocalist-temporary@egroups.com wrote:
> As I sit at my PC working on some stuff, I have Rosie O'Donnell on in the
> background and country artist Roseanne Cash is on ... she's talking about
how
> she lost for two years due to polyps that developed during her pregnancy.
> The doctor told her that they would get bigger as she did and she was
going
> to have surgery and they decided to wait till she finished nursing.... lo
and
> behold, they were gone. Anyone ever hear about something like this???
>
> Christine Thomas
Polyps, no, no way. He could have been talking about varices, which are
dilated blood vessels, that, if they hemorrhage (and what greater risk to
hemorrhage is there than childbirth?), can result in an ugly bruise and
swelling, and, if untreated, over time they can turn into hemorrhagic
polyps, especially if there is voice abuse.
Unfortunately, most doctors never get a very good look at the vocal cords,
kind of like eyewitnesses trying to pick a thug out of a line-up.
John M. Schweinfurth, MD
Laryngology and Professional Voice Care
Assistant Professor
Penn State University Medical Center
Hershey, PA
(717) 531-6822
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