Warm and positive thoughts and wishes from Curmudgeon and me, too, Kendall. We're almost as attached to your voice as you are.

And I second Peg's comments on "pre-cancerous" -- I've experienced that myself. (And for me it's been "so far, so good" for twenty-five years.)

Definitely see the Boston experts who have experience with this sort of thing -- and who understand what it all means to a professional singer. Hope that doing whatever is necessary will eliminate the problem and leave your voice intact, even if it takes some therapy to do so.

You'll weather this storm, friend, and you've got a great support network around you.

Linn