by Anonymous » Mon Nov 22, 1999 1:53 pm
Just a thought--maybe even though the surgery was successful, you might need some speech therapy to learn to speak with your new repair. I know that any time I start wearing a retainer, and then even when I stop, my speech changes significantly, until I get used to the difference. And with me, it's only a difference of a 1/8" piece of plastic present or not. I'm not sure what's involved, since I had my cleft repaired as a baby and had speech therapy after that, but it's worth a shot. Good luck!