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Can I live a healthy life as a Adult with a Double Areotic Arch

I am 31 and during a year ago did a ct scan due to fatigue and resp. sickness.  It had been ongoing for 2 mo. I was allergic to the liquid injection and needed to be treated with allergy meds right away I had to wait  a few hours due to my reaction an during that time the lead radiologist was looking at my scan he asked if I had problums chewing or swallowing because I had a double areotic arch can I live a healthy life with this or will it get worse I do have an undiffer. auto immune disease and raynaud's phenomonom.
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If you don't have symptoms, there may never be a need to surgical correct.  The symptoms would be vascular compression of the airway, esophagus or both.
It is a congenital anamoly and many individuals grow out of it.  Apparently, that is your situation.

Thanks for the question, take care.
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