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What Test(s) Were Used to Diagnose Your MG?

What tests did doctors run to diagnose your MG? Were imaging and bloodwork involved in your diagnosis?...

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Leg and Foot Cramping and Pain

Many individuals with Myasthenia gravis report having intensive leg/foot cramps and pain, most specifying this occurring predominately at night. Do you experience leg pain? Describe the sensation, and if you...

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Excessive sweating (Hyperhidrosis)

I've been having a somewhat embarrassing problem. I've always sweated rather heavily when exercising, but since developing MG it's gone to ridiculous extremes. For example, if I'm wearing a cap...

Was Gaslighting Involved in Your Diagnosis Journey?

Did any health professionals dismiss your symptoms before you finally received the answers that you had an MG diagnosis? Were you ever told you were making up your symptoms or...

Muscle cramping and pain

I wish my phy. would have warned me about muscle "flares" where many muscles cramp at once. I had no idea, it happened for the first time today and I...

Muscle cramping

I haven't been diagnosed with MG but my doctors and I are believe it is likely causing my symptoms, notably double vision and extreme muscle fatigue that varies throughout the...

Does anyone else have bowel/bladder issues with MG?

Ever since I've been diagnosed with MG, I have developed horrible bowel and bladder issues where nothing seems to want to come out. I've been using catheters on and off...

Getting a handle on MG (or trying)

I have been having fairly frequent flairs, due to stress, summer heat, and just too much exertion. And I have to admit I have gotten a little depressed about that...

How do you cope with fatigue?

Studies show that fatigue can have major effects in people with autoimmune diseases like MG....

Abnormal ECG

Recently my Doctor requested I have an ECG. The result was abnormal and caused some alarm and I was told to go straight to hospital, where I stayed for 24...

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