Kathy Griffin undergoes 2nd vocal cord surgery, leaving her unable to speak for 2 weeks
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Kathy Griffin, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021, revealed she underwent a second vocal cord surgery and shared a photo of the scar.
"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," she said. "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." Christina Dugan Ramirez is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
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"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.