When I went to the ER, it was on the advice of my neuro, and he had called the staff already to tell him what was up, and that he wanted them to admit me. That helped a whole bunch--I didn't have to convince anyone that I was sick enough to be admitted.

To any myasthenic who does go to the ER and hopes to be admitted, I would recommend not down-playing troubles with swallowing and breathing. "I can't walk" means little to them. "I keep falling" means more. But "I'm having trouble swallowing" is an emergency.

Abby