Hi Kathy, Im youre age and was recently diagnosed, and your case sounds exactly like mine. Same exact symptoms, same way, driving somewhere, blurry, then droppy eye lid, double vision, from eye doctor to neuro opth, to neurologist, but I refused any steroids, and so far Ive been lucky on just mestinon, I was taking one tablet am, 1/2 a tablet later one, and 1/2 by the evening, three times a day.
Now I take only 1/4 of tablets every few hours, I tolerate it much better, and dont suffer any stomach problems.
Im glad you found this family, they are a great help and can answer the questions from experience(something I wish noone could)

Im sorry you had to cancel your trip, I understand totally, thats what struck me in your story. My wife and I were in the planning stages of going out to the Grand Canyon this fall, but I decided the driving and flying might be a bit much for me at this point.

I wish you nothing but good luck and good health, and as I said, take advantage of this place, there are alot of good people here, helpful, understanding, and all know what you are going through.