Savannah Guthrie posted a health update on Instagram following vocal cord surgery, sharing a photo with the message “All good! Thanks for prayers and love!” The Today show anchor, 54, underwent the procedure in early January as part of her recovery from vocal nodules and a polyp.
Surgery and Recovery
Guthrie announced her health condition on December 19, telling her audience that she had discovered vocal nodules and a polyp. She joked about her symptoms, saying “my voice has been very scratchy and started to crack a little bit like Peter Brady, who was going through a change.” She informed the Today team that she would have surgery “real early in the new year and be off for a couple of weeks.”
As part of her recovery, Guthrie must remain silent for several weeks, a fact she shared with her cohost Sheinelle Jones and other colleagues. She humorously noted that “the silver lining is you have permission to be still” and that “the house gets quiet.” When Jones suggested that Guthrie could emerge from surgery with a Celine Dion-caliber singing voice, Guthrie quipped, “It’s really funny. I used to be able to sing, and then I couldn’t sing anymore, and then I couldn’t speak anymore, so who knows?”
Medical History
Guthrie joined Today’s anchor desk in 2011 and has undergone multiple eye procedures. She had three eye surgeries, including one to repair her retina following a 2019 eye injury and a cataract surgery in 2020. Following the cataract procedure, she posted an update stating “Seeing all the colors a little brighter today” and wrote that she was “so grateful my surgery was a success! I’m still healing but already noticing a major improvement in my vision.”
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