I am brand new here and have had about the same symptoms in and out the last week. I often feel like sandbags are in my chest and someone is squeezing my throat from the inside. I have not yet been diagnosed, but my GP sent me to a pulomonary dr and I am getting a breathing test 11/9. It's gotten worse in the 2 weeks since my appt. She mentioned Myasthenia Gravis at the appt. I think if I get worse (it's 21 count right now, but would have been much less last night), I may go to the ER where she is a member.

My chest under the diaphragm often not only feels weighted (and I'm exhausted and yesterday unsteady), but also aches inside.

I was in hospital just over a year ago, because they thought it was my heart. When it wasn't, they just sent me home. It came and went, but I can see now that the first "event" was about 3 and 1/2 years ago. Stayed away, then more and more frequent "events" which are longer lasting and more severe have taken place. This has been a few months, now, and it's getting worse.

I'll be 55 11/5. I want to make it to that birthday

I'm going to try and find Tracy to be sure she did what you all pleaded with her to do.

(This is my first post - thank you all so much for this site and your voices!)