I've never had laryngitis before. It sucks. I woke up Sunday with no voice. It came from the tail end of a cold, where I was coughing alot. I'm in the middle of chemo, so my immune system is compromised, so I feel lucky that I came through a cold with no bacterial infection....at all....just this stupid cough and the stupid laryngitis.
I was working Fashion Week all week, dressing models, and it's good money, so I couldn't give it up. Try not talking while you're doing that.
I've been steaming and gargling with salt water, and it's helping, but not by tonight.
The worst of it is, I had a paying singing gig tonight. I had two songs to myself, with a little jazz band and everything, then I was doing backup on 4 songs. It was for an annual Mardi Gras party we have at church....really fun and they were actually paying me for it! I had to cancel with the leader of our group. I've never had to bail on any performance....ever. I've gone on stage in plays with the flu, with colds, even with a broken shoulder in Scotland......never missed anything. But, if you have no voice, you have no voice. This breaks my heart. It's not like I can hold up cards...cripes.
I just had to vent. It's getting better, Mucinex is clearing up the cough, but I have about 4 notes in my voice, and they're all in basically the baritone range.
I was working Fashion Week all week, dressing models, and it's good money, so I couldn't give it up. Try not talking while you're doing that.
The worst of it is, I had a paying singing gig tonight. I had two songs to myself, with a little jazz band and everything, then I was doing backup on 4 songs. It was for an annual Mardi Gras party we have at church....really fun and they were actually paying me for it! I had to cancel with the leader of our group. I've never had to bail on any performance....ever. I've gone on stage in plays with the flu, with colds, even with a broken shoulder in Scotland......never missed anything. But, if you have no voice, you have no voice. This breaks my heart. It's not like I can hold up cards...cripes.
I just had to vent. It's getting better, Mucinex is clearing up the cough, but I have about 4 notes in my voice, and they're all in basically the baritone range.