You can have an MG crisis and not have any swallowing problems!

I don't talk a lot on a daily basis. When I had my MG crisis, I had generalized weakness and my breathing was severely bad. I had no problems with my swallow or speech.

Right now, you are having trouble breathing in. At the VERY least, you should be seeing a pulmonologist. They are the only ones qualified to assess your breathing. If you can't breathe in well at all, that is the time for the ER. Period.

You can't tell how quickly MG will get worse or how severe it will get. The best place for you is in an ER. There is no way you can tell by "feeling" if your O2 is tanking or if there is carbon dioxide building up in your body, causing damage to your tissues, heart and brain. When you sleep, muscles get weaker and the O2 can get even lower. During my crisis, my O2 went down to 66%. That is dangerous!

When in doubt, go to the ER. You can't live without being able to breathe.


Annie