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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ken.m]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scott,
I'm the other guy that was on the ABC program with you back in August. I'd very much like to hear about your surgery and where you are now. The physician who has been treating me (and DianeRehm) with botox is moving to Oregon soon and I'm again reconsidering options. Would love to get brought up to date with your situation. Cheers!
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from jenifer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fantastic, dear Scott Adams.  

You sounded wonderful today on Weekend America.  http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/01/03/dilbert/

The surgery and PT were indeed a great success.

Maybe you can celebrate by temporarily drawing a mouth on Dilbert.  An inside joke and a tiny mark of your personal triumph.

Love that you have been able to give a voice to the downtrodden techno-geek worker that my husband and I relate to, so our bookshelves, walls and emails are filled with Dilbert (books, calendars, cartoons, newsletters and blogs).  It is the first thing we read in the newspaper in the morning.

Wishing you continued good health and total continued hilarity for Dilbert and the rest of the clan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Cristal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi Scott,

I agree with you that surgery is really worth it.

I too have had Adductor Spasmodic Dyaphonia for 20 years but I underwent the laser surgery in Changgung Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 8 months ago. It was a 3 hour surgery done through the mouth leaving me no wound on the neck. I was able to gain back full volume in 3 months post-op. Now there is no problem in my daily conversation. Only that there is still some tightness when I speak in public in my job, but people don't notice that or comment on it anymore.  And no more trembling voice (public speaking and daily conversation).  I'm so gald that I've chosen surgery.

Wish you a speedy recovery from your surgery too, and enjoy your new life SD-free!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from CAPwithSD]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Keep us posted on your progress. Lots of us out here with SD hoping for some miracles.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ellybathaustralia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I also have spasmodic  dystonia..I have recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia ( an other unusual disorder of poor brain transmitters).. funny though, as my brain is concerned about the cronic pain in the other parts of my body, my dystonia is feeling much better.. another censory trick perhaps... I am going to have an EEG to check on my REM sleep inperfections..This aparently has much to do with the fybromyalgia condition.. and also the raised levels of substance P in our brain etc....  Is there any connection with it  all I wonder..!!!!!..  Will keep you posted]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Steve Roth]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[So the theory here is:

Fossil fuel supplies will get just scarce enough

At just the right time

To drive up prices

Which will spur innovation

Which will solve the problem of global warming

Kind of a Freidmanesque take on the Gaia Hypothesis.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Taykaim]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scott, this line caught my eye.

&quot;Unfortunately, my job involves being silent for most of the day, so it was impractical to put in the sort of practice time necessary for better results.&quot;

Have you considered using your time thinking up comics to practice speaking? Imagine if you had a Dilbert voice, a Wally voice, even an Alice voice etc. It might be that giving each character a voice to practice different types of speaking would both help your condition and stimulate the creative process once you got used to thinking of their dialog as having an actual sound.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Guido_the_librarian]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nerves are funky things.  I had nerve puncture that healed up wrong 20 years ago.  I had to relearn how to touch type and strengthened by biofeedback training to keep NSAIDS from destroying my stomach or my liver.

Incidently, book shelvers who bring cats with them while they work are often involved in long animated conversations with !$%*!$%* that no one else can see.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from davich]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Try the Alexander Technique. 
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from KevinKunreuther]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scott Adams wrote - Ha ha! My blog software tried to eat this entry but I had cleverly saved a copy -

This crappy blog software has eaten enough of my entries that I write them beforehand in either Notepad, Abiword or XEmacs.

BTW, be thankful you never ever ever got Hantavirus. It is truly one of the worse kinds of sickness.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from carolhogue]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Spasmodic Dysphonia: I also have spasmodic dyshonia it took 17 doctors and about three years of Botox before, I tried acupuncture and EEG with neuro-feedback. I can now be heard and control my spasams. I was able to do the LA marathon last year this was my first time. I also went to Dr. Berke, he dianosed me. He is a great doctor. I live in Riverside. I would love to tell you more about my treatments. I have not had Botox in over a year. I still see my neurologist at Loma Linda every three months. He said he has never seen a paitent who had improved as much. He generlly only see results with Botox or DBS. I was a the point of trying DBS, but with so much fear. Good luck and best whishes. Spasmodic Dysphonia never goes away but it can be much easier to live with. Bye for now. Carol]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from dhemery]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ouch! Your blogging software is giving you Spasmodic Dysblogia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from JoshP]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hahahaha...for some reason the irony of being silenced online right as you were posting about dysphonia is hilarious!

...of course, this is one of those situations that would be completely awkward in a face-to-face conversation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from smokefoot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I thought:  I wonder if hypnosis would work for this.
Then I thought: Hey!  Scott is a big hypnosis guy!
Final thought:  Have you ever had yourself hypnotized to make other social situations match the ones where you can speak? (e.g. make talking on the phone seem like an interview)
Post thought:  Scott said that his suggestibility was only moderate, so maybe this isn't enough to make one social situation seem like another.
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from almostlucid]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I enjoyed the piece last night on Medical Mysteries.  Even though you sounded good on camera, the comparison of the other gentleman (who had good results with Botox) gave me a good idea of what you've been describing.  

Best of luck.  I'm rooting for you.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Leora]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You're lucky in that they know what you have and there's a name for it...and it's not terminal.  Sounds like the treatments have been more experimental than 'doctors know how to fix it'.

Why not clip on an iPod and sing all day?  
Assuming your office is well-insulated, of course.

Or you could become a David-Caruso-type actor, who only ever whispers anyway.
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from cartman94501]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Since you work alone, couldn't you just talk to yourself (or the cat) all day? While your job normally involves silence, it doesn't strictly _require_ it in the same way that, say, a library book shelving job would.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from nekobabaa]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I didn't see your blog yesterday either.  I blame Microsoft.
Could have tried with my MacBook at home but didn't bother 'cause this blog is my lunch break pleasure.
May the evolution bless you and all Scott fans especially !$%*!$ (and her kids)!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from dsg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi Scott,

I tried using the RSS link and was able to see the post from yesterday, but still cannot using the regular link. I blame IE, Microsoft, and Invista, even though I do not use Invista. Sorry if I just killed a few thousand people.

I think you hid yesterday's post so most of your bloggers would not see the program and then poke fun at you today. I am sorry I missed your spot. If someone recorded your segment, post it for us.

I hope your surgery works well. I do hope to hear you deliver some type of speech in the future.

dsg

PS: Try asking your software vendor for the version of your blog software that does not s u c k.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Dman]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I hope you get your voice back!

There is much indeed that can go wrong with the human body, I'm glad you found a treatment that is so promising.]]></description>
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