The surgery went well. I was indeed awake for all but the first 5 minutes of it. It lasted for about 90 minutes in total, about 45 of which I had to say “ee” in different pitches, count to 10 over and over again, and sing happy birthday. They had me do this to test the size and placement, I guess, of the gortex implant on the side of my right vocal fold. Yes, I could feel the pressure of what they were doing and hear the noises of their instruments, but I was quite happy on the medication and even a little too chatty apparently. :)

Recovery is going okay. I’m very swollen and can barely speak. My neck looks really nasty. And, I’m taking percocet nearly every 4 hours. That takes care of the pain but makes me a bit woozy and wipes me out. I’ll be thankful when I can decrease my dosage of that. 

Hoping to be back into the swing of things early next week.