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Old 08-27-2010, 04:56 PM
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Welcome Pingpongman,

That's exactly how I started out last July -- double vision then droopy eyelid. Luckily my optometrist sent me immediately to a nuero opthamologist who ordered the acetycholine receptor blood test. Bingo! I tested positive. Next it was to a neurologist who started me on Prednisone and Mestinon. Both symptoms improved almost immediately. He ordered a CT scan which showed a thymoma, so I had a thymectomy a couple months later. At the current time I'm only on Mestinon. I still have residual eye problems. but not nearly as bad as they were. At least I can drive. I'm a 58 year old female.

Hope you get some answers.
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