Finally I can talk again

To all my friends out there, I thought I would post a health update for you.
My recent surgery last week was a success, I can now talk again & I can't tell you what a relief that is after not being able to communicate with out my trusted Pad & Pen since my TOTAL LARAGECTOMY on Jan 5th. I went in for surgery for what my SPEECH THERAPIST thought was a SLIGHT STRICTURE but was actually a SEVERE STRICTURE. Because of the DIALATION I was kept in the hospital over night due to the severe bleeding & pain. The bleeding stopped over night but the pain lasted for 3 days & I now feel great. Apparently there was not enough air able to flow throw the STRICTURE to allow speech. My surgeon was amazed that I was able to eat for the past month the STICTURE was so severe. I told him it was my will power..LOL. I told him the 90 pounds I lost was my motivation to eat & he told me it's a good thing that I still have a GOOD since of humor considering all that I have gone through. My 80 year old Mom said she can now give up her TEXTING cell phone which she absolutely hated to begin with but now enjoys...LOL. I catch her texting all the family members giving them all my health updates. It was a REAL challenge teaching her how to TEXT. When this all happened we went out & bought us both identical TEXTING cell phones so we could both learn the inn’s & out's of the new cell phones together. I'm thinking of writing a book on TEXTING FOR SENIORS.... Anyway, now I can talk & I only hope that the STRICTURES don't keep coming back like my Surgeon has already warned me about. Praying that this post finds all my friends here in good health & healing both physically & mentally. Roger