[denik258]

Was on here a quite a few few years ago. I have had a good run of having mild symptoms these last few years and only taking Mestinon. I had symptoms that ended in being diagnosed with a Thymoma ,Stage I encapsulated, and MG in 2005. My symptoms have gotten increasingly worse over the past 6 months. I know they are still not as bad as many of you, but my new neurologist wants to start me on a low dose of Prednisone. I am terrified of this as well as wondering whether my Thymoma has returned. I am waiting on a CT scan for that. I was rxd the Pred 4 days ago, but have yet to start it. I feel like a big baby right now, but am full of so much anxiety i do not know where to turn

[pingpongman]

I agree with you about the Prednisone. Some of us don't do well on it. I won't go into detail with my problems but think real hard about it.
Mike

[schavarria]

I'm 18 months since diagnosis, 3.5 years since symptoms, 15 months since starting prednisone. Can't do without it. Mestinon (30 4x/day) isn't enough, so I have prednisone (30 mg/day) and Imuran (150/day) too. I'm considered mild-moderate seronegative generalized MG. I had a robotic thymectomy last December, and have worsened since then, mostly in the last couple of months.

Prednisone has given me the moon face, curved upper back, fatty chin, munchies. I am on weight watchers to help maintain the weight that comes along with the munchies. I do not have stomach issues with these meds. I haven't had tests in awhile to see what it's doing to me internally, but like I said, the pros outweigh the cons for me. I'd be working part time instead of full time and unable to spend quality time with my kid if not for the prednisone. I was on 25 mg/day for a long time, tried to wean down to 15 earlier this year, and now am up to 30/day as of a couple of weeks ago.

Best wishes to you!
Susan