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Old 05-20-2016, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsD View Post
One characteristic sign of MG is muscles fatiguing with use, and with a short rest, go back to normal.

MG (myasthenia gravis), can have a tumor in the thymus, which compresses the windpipe and esophagus. This is called a thymoma.

Thymoma - Symptoms and Signs | Cancer.Net

So far you have posted at least 3 of these symptoms so far here.
This is not common, and usually benign, but may rarely be a cancer.

MG is an autoimmune disease.
I just checked my medical records from my first neurologist--Jan 2015. He must have checked for this. The antibody for this (AcHR) was 23. Above 32 is positive. Evidently he was concerned about this also.

Copied from the report: AChR Binding Autoantibodies < 0.25 < 0.25 -
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