I was sitting on the front porch this evening at my mother in law's house visiting when my leg starting feeling really weird. It all of a sudden started feeling heavy and wobbly. Does this sound familiar? I have problems with my arms feeling weak all the time and my eyes feeling strained a lot of the time. My legs get tired but I have not experienced this before. It is just my right leg. That was about 45 minutes ago (8:00 pm EST) and it still feels heavy and wobbly. Is this just another MG symptom I have not experienced yet? Thanks for any help you can offer.

ckitty

ckitty,
I have problems with weakness in my legs all the time. At least for me, it is due to the MG. I have even fallen quite a bit recently due to no strength in my legs....sometimes without any notice other than just real weak. Take care and be careful and let us know how you are doing with this.
Simon

Simon,
I am sorry to hear you have fallen several times. That's no good. I hope you have not gotten hurt. Thanks so much for the quick reply. It's a really weird feeling when you haven't had it before. I guess I will call my neuro on Monday to let him know what's going on. Thanks so much.
ckitty

I frankly wouldn't wait until Monday. Sudden onset of weakness is an MG warning sign. And if it is one-sided, it may or may not be MG. Please don't wait to call. If it gets worse, go to the ER.

Annie

Thanks Annie. When you say it is an MG warning sign. What do you mean exactly?

ckitty

Any sudden weakness, whether that be in the legs or swallowing muscles or breathing muscles, is a sign that MG is rapidly getting worse. Right before my crisis, I had sudden episodes of breathing weakness where it felt like I was going to stop breathing.

Other "warning" signs of MG getting worse would be things like chest wall muscles cramping/spasming because they are so weak. Or generalized weakness increasing.

Any one-sided weakness should prompt an exam by a doctor because it may not be MG. It can be a lot of things like a TIA, stroke in progress, etc.

So, in case I wasn't being clear because I'm so frickin' exhausted tonight, MG warning signs mean that MG is getting worse, possibly to the point of heading towards a crisis. At the very least, an exacerbation.

Just take it easy and call someone to be sure.

Hey sweetie! How are you? I get the weak, wobbly leg thing all the time - esp when I drive! My leg starts twitching like CRAZY after a while, but I love to just DRIVE when I feel strong enough...........

I'm a leftie, so my left side is usually affected, though my right does go nuts after I drive.....I can relate to what you are going through.....

MG just stinks - plain and simple!

How are you doing TODAY?

Big hugs!
Erin