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Join Date: Dec 2008
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New Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 1
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Father with MG Please any info???
I just have a few questions for you all. My father was diagnosed with MG about 9 years ago. His symptoms were blurry vision, forgetfullness (even his own phone number), frequent falling, fatigue, his muscles would jerk and he would shake when he would go to take a drink so badly that he would have to use a straw. He would have spells to where he could not swallow and get choked. He would just sit in the chair shaking and be very short of breath. He went to several Dr. without any diagnosis (they thought he was crazy) then they thought he had MS but that was ruled out. So the neuro diagnosed him with MG. She said there was no real test for MG that says positive or negative and there is no cure. He does pretty well sometimes until it flares up again. He does not take any meds for this he just waits until the flare goes away. He does not like to go to Dr. we have to beg him to go. Does this sound like MG? Is there a cure? What do you guys use to help with the symptoms? Is there a test to diagnose MG? My father does not know how to use the internet. So I am on here for him. We live in a very small town where medical care is not the gratest and even if you travel very far to a Dr. it is still not the best any ideas??????? My father is 54 years old. Currently he has pneumonia and pleurisy and is in the hospital. He has not been able to hold a job in years due to his MG and is now drawing disability and I think he is very depressed. Any advice at this point would be good. Thank you all so much maybe I could teach my father to use this site because I think it would be very beneficial to him
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