Here's a little bit about Bill's operation (found off of the German Yahoo. Again translated by my German-speaking mother). It's a bit frightening what they had to do to his throat. It's not in full-depth, but still pretty creepy.

Hamburg (dpa) April 2, 2008 – Tokio Hotel singer Bill Kaulitz is worried about his career as a singer after his vocal cord operation. "I am still scared about my voice", Bill wrote in an e-mail to Vanity Fair magazine.

On doctor’s orders, he may not speak for at least a week. After examining him, the doctors are convinced that the voice of the 18-year old will recover very well, reports the band’s manager, David Jost.

Bill had his operation this past Sunday. Under full anesthesia, a metal rail was pushed into his throat, so that the physicians could reach the vocal cords with their instruments. "Man am I glad that this is now behind me", wrote Bill. Because of his vocal cord illness Tokio Hotel had to call off many appearances for their "1000 Hotels" tour in Europe and North America . That’s why he has a really bad conscience, he stresses.

Despite the illness of its lead singer, the band is on a wave of success. In Canada , the album "Scream", the English-language version of "Schrei", entered the charts straight at number 6, reports Jost. "During the last North America tour, that took place in February, the boys also played two concerts in Canada ", he explains, as to the popularity of the Magdeburger band.

(Picture of Bill found on TH's Alloy blog)