A patient scheduled for a total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection for cancer of the larynx asks the nurse how the surgery will affect his throat.What is the best response?
A) "You will breathe through a permanent opening in your neck,and you will not be able to speak."
B) "You will have a permanent opening into your neck,and you will need to have rehabilitation for some type of voice restoration."
C) "You won't be able to speak as you used to,but a lot of artificial voice devices are available that will give you the ability to speak normally."
D) "You will have a tube into your trachea through which you will breathe,but you will be able to speak when the stoma heals and the tube is removed."
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