stop smoking by laser

I had a poewrful singing voice before all this. The reccurrence of lesions returned twice, and biopsies were performed, confirming non-malignance. After the surgery, my hoarseness and innability to sing was restored, somewhat.
I was also diagosed with chronic larengytis. My singing voice now comes and goes (usually, I can no longer hit any high notes)
I am a smoker.
If I stop smoking, will the chronic larengytis go away? Can my singing voice ever be restored (It was not affected, whatsoever, after the first two lesion removals. As a matter of fact. At that time, my voice was better than ever. I know that my smoking is a
'no brainer', as to the damage and risk of reccurence of lesions (even carcinoma) that it causes, and that it certainly is affecting my ability to sing. The simple questin is, If I stop... Will I restore my ability to sing.

If, as you say you have been able to sing at times post-surgery, then I think with smoking cessation you have an excellent chance of regaining your voice full-time. I'm not sure about the high notes, as it sounds like you may have some scarring associated with the surgeries. Smoking is highly irritating to the whole respiratory tract, and your larynx is just reacting to the irritation. This will suck, but try to quit for a week and then see if you have some improvement. Do gentle voice warm-ups before trying to belt out opera. Best of luck on all fronts.

2007-02-07 01:05:20 by Eric R

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hi I'm a 28 year old male with a wife and 3 children, i have an average paid call centre job and have had in numerous company's over the last 8 yrs or so, up until my first child at the age of 20 i done nothing with my life, i had potential but just messed around with the wrong crowd did drugs and got into trouble (not on drugs now nor never served a jail sentence)
after my child i was still quite immature but responsible to the best of my abilities, within the last 3 years i have been through alot of life changing experiences and financial hardships but came out at the other end feeling a great sense of self belief and achievement. Now even though i have a decent job a bought house and a great family i constantly feel i am not achieving nor making a difference as much as i feel my potential can offer. My job i feel is dead end and office based is just not my kind of thing. so here is my plan -
For the next year I'm going to work out to raf level fitness plan as per there website.
Change my diet and have a 0 alchol intake.
already stopped smoking.
had my vision corrected by laser treatment.
i have a high and fast level of understanding and i am a very peoples person who can be very articulate as well as precise and determined with tasks set.
i have the equivalent of 3 a levels also from a college course in technology. (recently gained)
with the above information and what i am going to do and already achieved along with my skill set, at the age of 28 is it to late to undertake a job that's means something to the world and myself with a good salary to send home to my family within the raf or navy?
i have always had a passion for aircraft and would love to work in this field.


sorry for the rant its just I'm looking at the raf website and entry is 17.5-29 and I'm thinking damn i thought i was young at 28 but is it to late to change my life and do this when im 29 next year i need to get fit first.
it would be perfect, away from home sending money home and doing something that means something i will be fit and love my job, better than this unhealthy office based stress and low pay i have at the moment. also i feel my kids wont go the way i did if they have something like that to look upto.
for those who read this thanks for your time.
im thinking aircrew (not pilot)
but any other suggestions very welcome needs to be to do with aircraft in some way though.
to be honest i see the point of view of the comments from dont join, but i have thought this through, when im home i worries and stress and this creates tension and sometime more so recently arguments within the house hold which is not good for my children, also i probablys have the same chance of fatality/accident at home in normal society thesedays. i want to make a difference and my kids to be financially stable and stress free and appreciate the time we have together when i would be home. once again my question is -
what job if any would i be suited to or is it to late in life to make this kind of change?
quote "you are just a dreamer the way you talk i don't think you will ever get any were with your life you are supposed to put your family first not poor me"
whats all that about lol i am doing this more for my family than me, and because i have kids my life and abitions to achieve/help the world should be shattered ?
get real man/woman

people comment on this please am i right or not?

i think youve just written a personal statement on reasons why you want to join the military
good luck

2008-08-22 08:40:49 by kolex

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I dont know much about cars but I DO know enough that when smoke starts coming out from under my bonnet I'm probably in trouble!!

My car has been EXTREMELY reliable ever since I bought it a little over a year ago, my problems all began last month when I accidentaly ran over a opossum while driving a back road one night.
Anyway, the next time I drove it 5 minutes down the road smoke starts to gradually seep out from under my bonnet. I was on a major road and couldn't pull over but it seemed whenever I slowed down the smoke would come thick and fast... I got to a safe place to pull over and found that I was missing the connector hose which leads from my engine to my exhaust? (sorry I really don't know much about cars, or names of things so I will try to explain everything as clearly as I can..). I had no choice but to drive it home and by the time I got there it looked as if my car was on fire and the smoke didnt stop coming out for a good half hour.

I replaced this hose the next day and thought great everything should be fine, but it's not I am still getting smoke coming out from the bonnet.
It is not nearly as bad as it was, it does not billow out however it usually happens after 5- 10 minutes of driving and I start to notice it if I slow down of stop. I have checked for leaks in the new connector hose and that seems to be fine.. the smoke seems to be coming out from underneath the hose, from the engine maybe?
It doesn't seem to be coming from one specific place and it just gently wafts out but it does have a raster nasty exhaust smell and is a white-ish colour. I have checked the oil and it is does not need any, and it looks normal not milky etc.
There is no smoke coming from my exhaust (except a tiny amount when I start the car however it is winter so this is probably normal it usually goes away within about 20 seconds.)

I am hoping that it is possibly just from grease/build up from when I did not have the connector hose and it is burning when I'm driving but knowing my luck it's probably more serious.

If anyone could help or has any pointers PLEASE HELP!! I don't have alot of money so I'm hoping it's something minor that I could maybe get a friend to help me DIY fix...
Thanks for all your sugesstions, I'll take a look at it tonight!
Okay, I remember now the hose which I replaced it was called a 'breather hose' if that makes any sense?
I'm not sure if this extra info helps..

The smoke is maybe oil touching the metal when the car is hot . It is either left from the time you fixed it or oil dripping on the metal from a leak . Any way , a good suggestion is to clean it at a car cleaner . This will take out the oil left on on the engine and everywhere else . This should be enough .

2008-08-27 22:21:17 by daisy_deathwish

I suffer from hypnagogic hallucinations, which basically means that I wake up from my dreams only partially, and see in vivid detail what I was dreaming about even when I'm sitting up in bed or running around the bedroom.

Sometimes when I'm partially awake, my mind takes something from the real world and adds some scary element to it. I remember running around the room one time at 2 a.m trying to dodge laser beams shot at me by my smoke detector.

I'm getting them more often now, like 3 times a week. I've seen thousands of ants in my blankets, people with no faces waving at me, and other times just feel a sense of impending doom so strongly that I run out of the room. Last night I even searched Yahoo Answers wile sleepwalking, following a hallucination. I discovered this in my search history.

How can you stop these? Are they brought on by stress? Should I try to clear my mind before falling asleep?
I don't do drugs...

Isn't this what they call "Night terrors"?


You know... besides seeing a doctor... Something comes to mind. Have you ever heard about lucid dreaming?

Essentially what you do is... While you're awake, you establish a routine of checking whether you're asleep all the time. Like, every time you walk through a door, or whatever suits you. When you do, you quickly trace back - can I remember everything I did today leading up to this point? Because in a dream, you won't be able to remember what else you did that day at all.

So what happens is, once you're asleep, you walk through a door or past a lamp post or whatever else is your trigger, in your nightmare, and you start wondering - what else did you do today? And you realise it's a dream.

Once you've realised it's a dream, you can control it. For me, it's been always very hard to control the actual scenario, but very easy to rewind a dream a bit, beyond a crucial point where a dream turned into a nightmare, and cancel out the nightmare factor.

So I'm thinking maybe like me, you can use this technique to help yourself control at least the nightmare part of your hallucinations. Google "lucid dreaming".

Other than that, I'd say yeah, seek treatment. I mean people have committed murders and suicides in the state you're describing yourself in, I'm thinking a sleep clinic's help might not be so wrong here.

2009-08-15 14:04:57 by Kyle M

This is kinda dumb but it's fun to read. Texas Rules!

WHY CALIFORNIA IS BETTER THAN TEXAS:

- I can wear sandals all year long
- I go to the Beach - not "down to the shore"
-Our chicks are WAYYYY hotter than yours. Well...Miami can hang.
- I say "like" and "for sure" and "right on" and "dude" and "totally" and "peace out" and "chill" and "tight" and "bro" and I say them often
- I know what real cheese & avocados taste like
-Everyone smokes weed and its no big deal
-We'll roll up 40 deep when something goes down.
-I live next door to Mexicans, but we call them American's!
-All the porn you watch is made here, cause we're better and thats how it is
- I don't get snowdays off because theres only snow in Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta, and Big Bear
- I know 65 mph really means 100
- When someone cuts me off, they get the horn and the finger and high speed chase cuz we don't screw around on the road
- The drinking age is 21 but everyone starts at 14 (legally 18 if you live close enough to the border)
- My governor can kick your governors ass
- I can go out at midnight
-You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you're from, you give your area code
- I might get looked at funny by locals when I'm on vacation in their state, but when they find out I'm from California I turn into a Greek GOD
- We don't stop at stop signs... we do a "california roll"
- I can get fresh and REAL Mexican food 24 hours a day
- All the TV shows you "other" states watch get filmed here
- We're the Golden State. Not the Cheese State. Not the Garden State.....GOLDEN!!!
- We have In-N-Out (Arizona and Vegas are lucky we share that with them)
- I have the most representation in the House of Representatives, which means MY opinion means more than yours, which means I'm better than you
- The best athletes come from here
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

WHY TEXAS IS BETTER THAN CALIFORNIA:

Hey... California listen up... Texas is where its at!
- I too can wear sandals all year long... plus I can put on boots to stomp your toes and I won't even stick out.
- You may be able to go to the "beach" instead of the "shore"... but can you go to the drive thru "Beer Barn?" What now surfer boy?
- You're chicks aren't way hotter than ours... they are almost equal... and thats only due to silicone, saline, botox, lasers and hair dye... We have the real ones and they can beat yours up.
- We're taught to say "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma'am" and respect our elders because of it. We also say "Howdy" and "fixin" and "Yall" are pretty much recognized right away anywhere in the world :) We're famous
- You may know what real cheese and avocados taste like... but I know what 100% Grade A Angus Beef tastes like. Who wants avocados and cheese when you can have steak and potatoes?
- Haha... who do you think grows the weed and sells it to you?
- Why roll 40 deep when something goes down if 5 corn fed country boys can get the job done...
- I live next door to Americans, but we call them Mexicans
- About your Porn.... 3 words... "Debbie Does Dallas"... You can brag about it now, but we started it
- Why would you brag about not getting snow days off?
- We're smart enough to know 65mph means 65, but our speed limit is 70.
- When someone cuts me off, they get run over by my big ass truck, then I give them the finger and tell them to go back to california.
- The drinking age is 21, but if you aren't chasin the beer by 1 yr old... you're behind and that's also why half of your population is in rehab by the age of 12!
- Yeah, Well my governor became the President of the United States... yours isn't even eligible.
- You can go out at midnight? Thats nice, I haven't even come home by then.
- Ok... you said,"You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you're from, you give your area code" and as hard as I try I have no idea what you're talking about... I think you're watching too much TV.
- Yeah, you'll definitely get looked at funny when you come to visit but we have another name for you pretty boys, and its not Greek, its French.
- Of course you don't stop at stop signs... none of you can drive.
- You can pick up Real Mexican food 24 hours a day huh... well I can swing by home depot and pick up 24 Real Mexicans anytime of day. Can you say catering?
- All the TV shows get filmed there... but where does your favorite poker game come from? Texas Hold'em anyone?
- You can keep your golden state... We're the Lone Star State...the one and only!!
- Do I have to remind you about the drive thru Beer Barn again? Does In-N-Out serve alcohol? (Oh and did I mention Dr. Pepper was created in Texas?)[TEXAS does have an In-N-Out as well. Liberty, Texas, baby...so stick that in your juice box and suck it!]
- You guys have the best athletes huh?... Eight words... Lance Armstrong and The University of Texas at Austin
Though I could mention MICHAEL JOHNSON - Olympic Sprinter, World record holder in 200m and 400m, 5 Olympic Gold medals, 9 time World Champion (born Dallas, TX)
Oh and remind me again who won the Rose Bowl between USC and Texas????? I believe it was the LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Football is a religion, not a sport
- In Texas, football means football, not soccer.
- 90% of football "movies" you guys are making are about Texas Football.
-Varsity Blues, filmed in Georgetown, TX - Friday Night Lights, filmed in Odessa, TX - Necessary Roughness, filmed in San Marcos, TX
- Texas is the only state that can still separate to become its own country. The only way California's gonna accomplish that is if another earthquake comes along and you guys sink into the ocean. Can you say Atlantis.... hahaha
-Everything is BIGGER in TEXAS

And as the Great Sam Houston once said "Texas could survive without the United States, but the United States could not survive without Texas"

Well I read the whole thing so there all you retarded answerers who answered and didn't read it. And while it wasn't a riddle (not that I could tell) I thought it was HELLA funny. With good points too.
Thanks!

P.S. Hey M&M, have you ever been to Hollywood? It's a shitehole. Dirty streets, TONS of homeless and crackheads, losers, drug dealers all over the place. Yes there are good actors/ actresses but I don't know if I feel so comfortable drivign on the same streets that Paris and Lindsay's drunk and stoned azzes are driving on. Know what I mean?
It has it's good parts to though, granted.

2007-08-09 13:59:53 by ♥Blue Angel♥