Oh, how I feel this. About two years ago, I lost my voice, too. Warts growing on my vocal cords, an extremely rare condition (about 1.6 adults per 100,000, and

Oh, how I feel this. About two years ago, I lost my voice, too. Warts growing on my vocal cords, an extremely rare condition (about 1.6 adults per 100,000, and about twice as many children). From February, when symptoms first started being really noticeable, to September, when I got my first surgery, I went from a little hoarse to barely able to speak at all. At this point, my voice is maintained by regular laser surgery on my vocal cords - about four times a year at this point. The laser burns off the warts without damaging my vocal cords (much), but they come right back. This is for the rest of my life, or until we find a magic cure for the papilloma virus.