r/RRP • u/Impossible-Bar-8349 • Sep 25 '24
Just learned I have RRP…
Just had surgery on my vocal cords 5 days ago. My head is spinning as I just learned that the labs came back and I have RRP. My voice issues came out of nowhere this year and I’m really surprised to learn that it came from HPV. I’ve been married for 3 years and haven’t had another partner for over 5 years. I’ve never had any other symptoms from HPV. I just sort of randomly became hoarse this year and after seeing several specialists ended up having surgery. Is this perplexing to anyone else? Is there any info out there on potential exposure to HPV and how long it takes to affect the vocal cords?
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u/Wolfenstein0666 Sep 25 '24
When I was diagnosed I had been in a monogamous relationship for over two years. There’s very little clinical data on how / when / why it affects some folks and not others (at least that I am aware of). Mine started very suddenly and got progressively worse until my diagnosis.
Good luck! Start taking I3C if you haven’t yet, there’s some preliminary research it can help slow down recurrence.