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- - choking scare--anyone else have this? (https://www.neurotalk.org/peripheral-neuropathy/235888-choking-scare-else.html)

teachermom

05-20-2016 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Aussie99 (Post 1211693)

OMG!!:(

Sometimes this happens to me, especially with carbs and peanut butter. It's been going on 10 years and is possibly also related to acid reflux I think. But yes I too have had a couple choking incidents and went through a period where I was too scared to eat in public for fear of choking in public. My husband told me that I eat way too fast since it takes everyone twice as long to eat than me. I know consider the possibility that I don't chew my food and I eat too big pieces and that has contributed to this as well. I do hope you feel better soon!

This is quite possible. When it first began, my face hurt terribly. So I feel that it was attacked also. When I am having a "flare", chewing is exhausting. So possibly, I just don't chew enough.

I called my neuro and the resident who returned the call said to go to my regular gp. He said it didn't sound SFN related. So......

mrsD	05-20-2016 08:52 AM

One characteristic sign of MG is muscles fatiguing with use, and with a short rest, go back to normal.

MG (myasthenia gravis), can have a tumor in the thymus, which compresses the windpipe and esophagus. This is called a thymoma.

Thymoma - Symptoms and Signs | Cancer.Net

So far you have posted at least 3 of these symptoms so far here.
This is not common, and usually benign, but may rarely be a cancer.

MG is an autoimmune disease.

teachermom

05-20-2016 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mrsD (Post 1211813)

I just checked my medical records from my first neurologist--Jan 2015. He must have checked for this. The antibody for this (AcHR) was 23. Above 32 is positive. Evidently he was concerned about this also.

Copied from the report: AChR Binding Autoantibodies < 0.25 < 0.25 -

mrsD	05-21-2016 09:16 AM

There are patients with MG symptoms that are "seronegative".

Example on PubMed:
Seronegative myasthenia gravis: disease severity and prognosis. - PubMed - NCBI

If you type in "seronegative" into the MG forum first page search, you will find many people who are asking questions about this.

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