Overview
- Savannah Guthrie reappeared in Studio 1A with a prerecorded segment confirming her procedure worked and previewing her voice.
- At a follow-up exam, she heard her repaired voice for the first time and grew tearful after delivering her trademark morning greeting.
- Dr. Peak Woo identified a hemorrhagic polyp on one vocal cord and a vocal nodule on the other, and he said the surgery went very well.
- Postoperative care required eight days of complete silence, followed by strictly limited speech of about five to ten minutes each hour.
- Voice therapist Shirley Tennyson began targeted exercises, such as straw humming, to strengthen the cords as Guthrie prepares to resume full hosting duties on Jan. 26.