Voice Recovery Planner

Reminders are off

Daily Voice & Breathing Tracker

Track exercises, voicing time, and how your voice felt today

Date

Diaphragmatic breathing Voice rest period taken Practiced pacing / breath support while speaking Humming or gentle voicing warm-up Speech therapy home exercises

How did your voice feel today?

Notes

Voice Device Care Schedule

Daily cleaning, weekly refurbishing, and resupply — never miss a step

Which device(s) do you use?

Laryngectomy (stoma / HME) TEP (voice prosthesis) Ava Voice Mira

Today

Cleaned overnight (before bed)

This Week

Every 6 Months

Last resupply ordered Next resupply due

Membrane Replacement (Ava Voice / Mira)

Last replaced Next due

Unit Replacement (Ava Voice / Mira)

Last replaced Next due

Device issue notes

Dietary

Track how you're getting nutrition today — by mouth, feeding tube, or IV

Date

Feeding method today

Feeding by mouth Feeding tube IV

Notes (what/how much, tolerance, any issues)

Bloodwork Tracking

Focused on anemia and vitamin/mineral/kidney (renal) function

Common tests worth asking your doctor about

Hemoglobin / Hematocrit (anemia) Iron / Ferritin Vitamin B12 / Folate Vitamin D Calcium / Magnesium / Zinc Creatinine / eGFR / BUN (kidney/renal function) Potassium / Sodium

Date	Test	Result	Normal range	Notes

Appointment Tracker

ENT, oncology, speech-language pathology, and primary care

Date	Provider / Type	Reason	Follow-up?

Medication Log

Track what you take, when, and any side effects

Medication	Dose	Time	Taken	Notes

Symptom & Side-Effect Journal

One entry per day — track what you notice and how it changes

Date What did you notice?

Severity

What helped?

Red flags to watch for (per your care team's guidance)

Fever, unusual pain, or swelling around the stoma Sudden change in breathing or difficulty clearing secretions Signs of infection or bleeding

Recovery Milestones

Recovery isn't linear — mark the wins, however small

Caregiver Communication Log

For the people around you — what works, what to try, what to avoid

Date

Communication method used today

What worked well this week What was frustrating or hard to communicate One thing to try differently next week