Negative Hospital Experience With MG?Have you had a negative hospital experience with Myasthenia gravis? Did the staff not have familiarity or knowledge with treating a patient with MG? How did you get through the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSurgeryAwarenessNewly Diagnosed
Neuromuscular Blocking Medication Triggered MG SymptomsNeuromuscular blocking drugs are administered to patients during surgery as muscle relaxants to prevent muscle movement. These medications are scientifically recommended against use in myasthenia gravis patients and, if necessary...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesTriggersSurgeryCrisis
MG FlareCould an MG Flare be caused by surgery of knee replacement two months prior to the Flare?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSurgery
Did You Massage Your Thymectomy Scar?Many hospitals and health institutions recommend scar massaging a few weeks post-operation. Different massaging methods may be suggested, but they all have the same purpose. The aim of scar massaging...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesThymectomySurgeryNewly Diagnosed
mg and eye surgeryI am scheduled for a vitrectomy eye surgery for a macular hole ,I am very nervous and am wondering if anyone else has ever had this done that I can...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesVisionSurgery
Managing expectationsHey folks - I'm pretty new to this, having been diagnosed with antibody positive MG in January. Currently, I am only experiencing ptosis and very occasional diplopia, both of which...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesOcular MGSymptomsSurgery
Surgery caused an MG crisis and Death (Throat stopped working)My mom (74 yrs. old) recently passed away after being approved for a surgery to fix her broken arm. The anesthesia and surgery created enough stress that triggered a crisis...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSurgeryCrisisTriggers
UPDATE: Thymectomy surgeryI had my thymectomy surgery Dec 3rd and was released from the hospital the next day. It was a success. Oddly enough I am a lot more mobile than I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments21 repliesSurgeryThymectomyTreatment