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VCD - How Long to Find Out?

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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

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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...

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Lucy_Lou in reply to

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

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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

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Lucy_Lou in reply to Chip_y2kuk

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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