how long?

Hm, lets see now…

1st Feb 2004 - found this site. When I first started to LD.
ld4all.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p … ght=#53889

21st Feb 2004 - posted up question, asking whether or not it was an LD I had (it was):
ld4all.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p … ght=#56758

So, it took me 20 days.

I used RC’s, MILD and kept a DJ. No WBTB.

But different people have their first LD after different amount of times. It could be a few days, weeks, months or (in some cases) a year (or more).