Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Hi John, My voice is lower and raspier in the morning too. In addition, I can sing at least 4 notes lower than I could before treatments. This has been great because I can really sing the base parts in church choir. The fact that I can sing at all is something I am thankful for. I understand some that go through radiation cannot. I feel that singing is theraputic, as it excercises many different parts of the throat. Hey Gary are we going to have an "all OCF band" at the reunion? 
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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