If medical professionals don't want to think, they should take the Ativan! That is a classic thing they do to patients, so that patients will leave the staff alone while they are busy. And you know, we woman are prone to being full of anxiety . . .

Doctors who don't know what to do are prone to:

. . . then drugs.

A simple arterial blood gas would be a smart thing for doctors to do for you, Erin! Since O2 doesn't drop until late in the game, they could just find out WHY your body seems oxygen-starved. Hmm, that's just too logical.

You must just be depressed (kidding).

You might want to talk to a primary doctor or cardiologist about an echocardiogram, if you haven't had one lately. And a D-Dimer to make sure you don't have a PE. My best friend had a PE after IVIG. And they found out that she had APS (antiphospholipid antibody syndrome). Shortness of breath can be from things other than MG.

You have to advocate for yourself, even though you don't feel well. Work the system. This is just nuts! I'm sorry that you were both on the receiving end of this lack of thinking.


Annie