[Nicknerd]

Hey guys,

I decided to add a blurb on this because I came across some articles on people being misdiagnosed with MG who had MMD, or who had both diseases at the same time. There have also been cases of people having MMD and thymoma, enough that it seems more than a coincidence...

Here are the sx. of it.

Muscular dystrophy symptoms

Muscle pain
slowly progressive muscle weakness (sometimes over decades)
-muscle weakness could affect all or some of the following: vision, eyelids, facial muscles, swallowing ability, breathing, arm/leg strength, hips
Cognitive issues (brainfog, problems with executive thinking, depression/anxiety)
Endocrine problems such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, etc.
Immune system problems such as autoimmune disease and/or being prone to infection (due to low IGg levels)
Cataracts
Excessive tiredness due to sleep apneoa (central) and muscle weakness
Heart problems such as murmur, mitral valve prolapse, problems due to electrolyte inbalances, conduction problems, slowed heart beat
Myotonia (muscles that remain flexed after activity)....For example, holding on to an object, and then the hand remains in the same flexed position...
Reproductive problems- tipped uterus, uterine spasms (these are actually myotonic discharges), infertility
Possible hearing loss (unusual)
GI problems
Premature balding in men
Reproductive problems in men
Shrinking of testicles (in men, obviously...lol)

In this one, there's something called 'anticipation.' Basically, if you have it, then your child has it, it is slightly more severe and occurs at an earlier age in the offspring of the person it's passed down from.

I've read about the strong connection between DM2 (myotonic muscular dystrophy type 2) and autoimmunity.

Type 1 is more severe than type 2. Type 2 was only recently discovered, and is often misdiagnosed because of its chamelion-like qualities to other illnesses (especially Fibromyalgia/ME). I know that there are some people here who have developed cataracts, and who are having problems that aren't responsive to typical MG treatments.