The comedian said she has “some scarring and swelling,” following the surgery as she shared a photo of her throat
Kathy Griffin is sharing an update after undergoing vocal cord surgery.
On Wednesday, June 12, the comedian, 63, shared a photo on Instagram showing the gauze bandage on her throat covering where the surgery was done.
“Vocal cord surgery went well. 🙏 As you can see some scarring and swelling. It will be worth it if I get some of my voice back.🙏🙏🙏,” Griffin captioned the post.
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The day before, Griffin shared a video on Instagram telling fans what she was having done the next morning. “I’m getting an implant in my left vocal cord, which was left permanently paralyzed during my lung cancer surgery, where they took out half my left lung,” the actress explained.
“I also have an aperture, which is a tear above my vocal cords and that’s why sometimes when I’m doing stand-up my voice goes to a higher pitch,” she continued.
“So, anyway, I’m never nervous before surgery and I’ve had quite a few. But I am a little nervous about this one ’cause it’s my voice and I’ve already gone through it once with the voice problem,” Griffin added.
As part of her recovery, Griffin won’t be able to talk for the next couple of weeks. “Anyway, wish me luck, and I can’t talk at all for two weeks, which is going to drive me crazy. So I’ll be watching a lot of TikTok, and I won’t be making any,” she told her followers.
Griffin added that she’s “always trying to make the voice better,” concluding: “This is the last thing I can say for two weeks.”
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