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11-10-2018, 01:20 PM | #91 | ||
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Hi all! I just found this forum, and I'm hoping to find some answers and understanding of this rare disease I have been diagnosed with. Here is my story...
I was an active healthy 55 year old female. Seven weeks ago, my vision all of a sudden became jumpy and blurry. I thought something was wrong with my contacts. I went home and started messing with my contacts. The next day my eyelid was "swollen" and I thought it was because I had messed with my contacts. I realize now that was the droopy eyelid. Two days later, my face felt numb and I could not raise my eyelids to put on my mascara. Ok, better call the doctor! She had three things she wanted to draw blood for, one being MG. Two days later it came back positive. I made an appointment with a neurologist and had a chest scan on my thymus, which showed a tumor. By the time I saw the neurologist a week later, my symptoms had rapidly progressed. Trouble chewing, holding my head up, walking, etc. At that point they scheduled me for a thymectomy. The thymectomy was scheduled for two weeks later. When I went in for the surgery, they decided I was too weak to do the surgery. They admitted me to the hospital and gave me IVIG infusions for two days. The surgery went well, and the tumor was benign. I am now three weeks out of the thymectomy, but the MG is still awful! I am home now and have PT and OT 2-3 times a week. My arms and legs just don't want to work. After I do my PT (which is VERY minimal, like 5 minutes of leg and arm exercises with1 lb. weights) my whole body shakes and convulses for about a half hour. My symptoms seem to change daily and sometimes several times within a day. From eyes, to face, to arms, to legs, sometimes even needing a walker. Right now I am on 80mg of steroids daily, and 120 mg of Pyridastigmine 4 times a day. I go back to my neurologist next week and I think they will start weening me off the steroid. This MG has been very hard for me to wrap my head around. Two months ago I was on vacation in Rome climbing the Colosseum stars with no problem! Now I can't even get down my stairs at home without having to rest when I get to the bottom. I used to swim a half mile or walk 4 miles a day, bicycle, kayak, etc., UGH! So that's my story, now here are some of my questions... 1. Have any of you heard of anyone whose symptoms came on this quickly? 2. Will it get any better once they start weening me off the steroids? 3. I've heard it can take 2 years before you go into remission after a thymectomy, but do the symptoms lessen before remission? I'm sure I will have more questions after I post this, but any insight into this new normal of mine would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Kristi |
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11-10-2018, 08:38 PM | #92 | |||
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Hi Kristi
Welcome to NeuroTalk . I am sorry to read about your MG. I don't know much about it but I am sure that other members will be able to offer you support and good ideas. Best wishes.
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11-18-2018, 06:56 PM | #93 | ||
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06-07-2019, 12:46 PM | #94 | ||
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I am a 38 year old male, I am new to this forum.
I have struggled with a mystery illness for the last 10 years. I was diagnosed with MG last year by my nuro who specialized in rare nuro conditions. Took mestion for the last 12 months life was great, training crossfit and Olympic weightlifting with no problems what so ever at all. Then over the period of the last month I am back to not being able to walk very good, swallowing is weak and eyes a dropping. Life with MG I guess. |
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06-07-2019, 02:49 PM | #95 | |||
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Hi Mountaineer
Welcome to NeuroTalk; I hope that you will find the community as knowledgeable and supportive as I have . The MG forum is very active so I am sure that you will get lots of support and good ideas from other members. All the best.
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10-14-2019, 08:52 PM | #96 | ||
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How can I get my mom through the chronic exhaustion from the mg crisis? My mom is not rebounding it’s almost 2 months |
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10-15-2019, 09:24 PM | #97 | ||
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02-05-2020, 02:06 PM | #99 | ||
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I was put on Keppera the first of December. Within two weeks my eyelid in my left eye started drooping and I started noticing double vision. I was seen by an Optometrist and tested out to have 3 Diopters of Vertical prism. When I returned to my neurologist and complained about my double vision and eye drooping he ran teat on me thinking I had Myasthenia gravis. The blood test came back negative. He said he still believed that I had MG and put me on an additional medication to treat MG. That was three weeks ago. The new medication is not helping or improving. I went to see a Ophthalmologist and My prism is now over 6 diopters. My doctor swears it could not be the Keppra and refuses to take me off of it.. I really feel it is the Keppera. Just a feeling Any advise?
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02-11-2020, 03:56 PM | #100 | ||
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I'm new on here and don't know how to start i have just been diagnosed with this rate condition Myasthenia gravis my neurologist is not much good to be honest , I have had a number of tests to find out that I MAY have this condition , I also suffer from dizziness ,feeling tired and want to sleep all the time I can have a good night sleep but wake up as I have had no sleep at all .
I also suffer from NF 1 and have had Neurendocirine cancer 2 times you can say I'm a walking medical book for doctors . I need as much help as I can get on Myasthenia gravis so if anyone can help I would be grateful . |
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