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Weight gain, anybody?

I'm becoming frantic over the fact that I've gained about 15 pounds (~7 kg) since I was diagnosed in January 2022 and more specifically since I started prednisone, which I've...

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How do you balance exercise and MG?

We all know exercise is a key part of being/getting healthy, but overexertion is also a key part to triggering MG symptoms. Is there any tips or hacks to balancing...

Fatigue/exhaustion in arms and legs

I was diagnosed in December 2022 with MG. It seems that some of the most common and bothersome symptoms I have experienced are exhaustion/fatigue in my arms and legs at...

Beginning to exercise after thymectomy

Beginning to exercise after having a thymectomy can be scary! Exercising with MG already is daunting for many as it means accommodating and figuring out how to adapt, https://myasthenia-gravis.com/living/exercising-again. But...

Muscle Weakness

I have been falling for 3 years, in the last 2 years I've fallen 22 time. With good luck so far haven't broken anything. But I am afraid to go...

What exercise routines do you enjoy with MG?

Share how you stay active! Do you exercise in the morning or in the evening? How do you know how much exercise is too much? This forum post is an...

Exercise and PT

At 80 I expected to have some loss of strength but suspect that my weakness in legs and arms is due to MG. Blood tests haven't confirmed that but no...

Characteristics and Events Comprising Your Highs and Lows Exercising with MG

What do your highs and lows look like or what is characteristic of these moments when attempting any exercise or physical activity with Myasthenia gravis? What makes for a moment...

Exercise with Myasthenia Gravis

Have been diagnosed with MG for 11 years. Strongest symptoms showed 2 years ago and hospitalized me. Have engaged in moderate exercise last 2 years - hiking, walking, biking. I...

How does the heat affect you?

Yesterday I took a walk, the distance I've been able to work up to since starting Mestinon a few weeks ago. Nowhere near how far I could walk a year...

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