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Old 08-30-2017, 12:13 AM
AnnieB3 AnnieB3 is offline
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SLee, The difference between a droopy eyelid from a thyroid condition and MG is that the eyelid issue in MG is FATIGABLE. Also, you can pull up on a dominantly droopy eyelid in MG for a few seconds, and that one will go up while the other one goes down. That is called "enhanced ptosis."

If you have double vision, close one eye to see if DV goes away. If so, that is called "binocular double vision," which is indicative of MG.

You may have more than one condition. A lot of people do. Have you been tested for lupus? B12 and D deficiencies? You may need to see more than one specialist to figure all of this out.

If you haven't already, do a journal of when symptoms began, what they are, and what makes them worse/better.

I really hope you find help soon!

Annie
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