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Vyvgart

Has anyone had any experience with the infusion vyvgart?
It has been recommended to me

  1. I am set to start Vyvgart Sept 14th. I am hoping this will be the “one”!! I have been doing Ultomeris but just can’t feel better, moving on to see if something else might work.

    1. I had a very similar experience point by point down to the hospital stay.
      Starting on Vyvgart in a week or so. I got COVID 18 months ago (mild case) then two reverse shoulder replacements and then the MG. I'm 79 and doing pretty darn good on just the Mestinon at this point.


      1. I had two sets (4 weekly IVs each) of Vyvgart treatment in 2023, after I was diagnosed with MG in 2022. Two days after the last Vyvgart IV, I felt totally normal. The diagnosis for MG came after I had COVID; my neurologist thinks they are related.

        I was in the hospital for 3 weeks, followed by rehab for another week. My MG started with one eye nearly closing, and then not being able to swallow, along with slurred speech. Getting a diagnosis was difficult; most doctors in ER thought I had had a stroke. (I was 80 years old at the time.)

        I was put on a ventilator for five days and still could not swallow. After I was put on Mestinon and Prednisone, my ability to swallow came back, even though I had lost 33 lbs.

        I feel quite normal most days, thanks to the Prednisone and Mestinon. Diarrhea happens once or twice a week (most annoying) - probably from the Mestinon. It's a small price to pay, though, for feeling mostly OK. I'm just very grateful that I didn't acquire this dreadful disease when I was younger

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