I had to retire on disability 3.5 years ago due to mg. Not specifically speech or swallowing, but the whole of it.

Before I was diagnosed in 2000, I had a lot of difficulty chewing and swallowing. In fact, it was one of my primary symptoms. I could only eat soft foods and had to be very careful when swallowing to not choke. I didn't see a speech therapist but my daughter is a physical therapist and she knew something was wrong - we just didn't think of mg (I had never heard of it). After 6 months of problems and arguing with my doc, I finally got a referral to a neuro who diagnosed me pretty quickly.

Once I started getting the proper treatment, my chewing and swallowing symptoms abated. However, when I feel my cheeks getting sore and start having difficulty swallowing without choking, it is time to call my neuro and discuss changing or adding to my treatment.

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