Hi Everyone,

Thank you so much for all of your encouragement and replies. Am overwhelmed by the spirit and the love all of you have here. =)

Thanks Neutro, for the link to the previous post. Have been reading up on all the earlier discussions and topics, but have not yet seen this. The strength test is definitely helpful, will get my friend to help me with that and update you all on my score!

Thanks Ras, for the website, but unfortunately I'm located in Singapore right now and have not been able to find sites like that! So am still google-ing for neurologist sites and MG associations that caters to where I am right now. Definitely Neurotalk's wonderful, just wish I have found it earlier!

Thank you so much Annie, for the link to MGFA. Just read the story of Annette on her experience in getting her MG diagnosed and it has helped a lot! (tried posting the link but I can't as have only submitted lesser than 10 posts ;P). How are you now? Is your MG flare getting better? Thanks so much for sharing even though you're in the midst of a MG flare. I'll test my eyes later when the vision starts blurring. Its morning here right now, so its just when my body seems to be in the best state for the day.

Apparently the blood test takes weeks as i think Singapore does not have the lab resources to test it. From what I read, its probably sent to Australia for evaluation. So the travelling kind of takes 10 weeks I guess. I don't think he did the test for MuSK antibody. I read that its probably the AhCR from the lab request form, the neuro didn't explain anything to me.

After reading the story though, am concerned as well cos have been feeling that there's something stuck in my throat or that something's swollen there. Have thought that its due to my lack of sleep at night (can't seem to sleep well) which causes sore throats. Am also getting occassional bouts of weakness and numbness, and its scaring me. Its just like the hands and fingers go all soft and am afraid to pick up things cos I don't feel that I have the strength to do so. Have been wondering is it my imagination.

Since last weekend, have been feeling that the left side of my face is swollen and that its being dragged down. When I catch glimpses of myself in the mirror, sometimes my left side seems to be sagging down and I seem to be look like this :\ Am also having more problems with my speech this week, can't pronounce properly, all the Ls, the Ps, Bs etc.

Have met with a chiropractor just to make sure my bones are not the one thats causing all these problems, and he mentioned that he's also concerned about the tremors that I get when he's testing my strength. I can't seem to control it, the tremors always appear when I'm being tested for strength. But he did say that my bones appear to be fine and he probably can't help my conditions much.

Thanks so much Cricket. I'm supposed to be seeing my neuro soon, though am thinking I may want to give it a miss, or go there and ask him all these qns and demand an explanation of what tests I've done. On 2nd thoughts, maybe I should since I've spent so much on them! Its just that I get superbly tired whenever I step out of the house, and am always so tired by the time I queue to see my neuro, so as you can probably guess, am not in the right state of mind to process what he's saying.

anyhow, am sure that I'll get through this, especially now that I've found this site. Maybe I just have to believe in myself. Its tough explaining everything that I'm feeling, there's just so many symptoms. And I guess its tough explaining to people who have not really experienced it.

Once again a big thank you to all of you!