VCD - How Long to Find Out?

[Lucy_Lou]

Together with asthma, I may have VCD.

After a long period of not being 100% I really want to get on top.

If you have VCD, how long until you were diagnosed?

Is there any treatment? Does it help?

Anything I can do whilst I wait to find out?

Thanks

[Hidden]

I think I may have VCD caused by acid reflux, there are breathing exercises on you tube which helped me.

Here is an NHS one.

youtube.com/watch?v=zz0oE7y...(Not working as expected?)

[Lucy_Lou in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. I am so very tired and today I have struggled to speak. I will try this.

[Chip_y2kuk]

I got refered to an ENT consultant who on the first appointment put a camera down my nose and looked at my vocal cords and said my problem wasn't there..I was then discharged from the ENT consultant

I'm still under the respiratory consultant though

[Lucy_Lou in reply to Chip_y2kuk]

Thanks. How long did the ENT appointment take to come?

[Chip_y2kuk in reply to Lucy_Lou]

Weeks sadly... but once I went the whole thing was over and done in half an hour (10-20 mins was waiting in the waiting room)... I could taste the camera for a few hours afterwards but that was as bad as it got

[Lucy_Lou in reply to Chip_y2kuk]

Thank you. I have been ill for 6 months now and just want to be well. I have been waiting several weeks, but have also been having other tests at the same time. I have started doing the exercise suggested, so at least I can try now.

[Sherrill in reply to Chip_y2kuk]

I have read somewhere if you are not in the middle of an acute episode the camera will see everything as normal.