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Recent positive MG blood test

Hi, i received a letter from the hospital last night confirming that i had tested positive from a blood test for MG. I had been to the doctors after suffering...

Pyridostigmine (Mestinon) Shortage in UK

You may be among the many frantic over the pyridostigmine (mestinon) shortage in the United Kingdom. --- How has this affected you? Has your doctor adjust your treatment to accommodate?...

ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) Test and Myasthenia Gravis

ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) Test and Myasthenia gravis. ANA, antinuclear antibodies, is a type of autoantibody. "Autoantibodies are antibodies (immune proteins) that mistakenly target and react with a person's own tissues...

Could I have this disease?

I'm almost 56 years old and lately I have little to no energy, I've always been energetic some shortness of breath should I be concerned and should I try to...

Myasthenia Flare?

I currently have ocular myasthenia. Thursday I ended up at the ER. My mouth was moving weird, my vision impaired, difficulty swallowing and walking. When doing a CT Scan, I...

Waiting on lab results and not fully diagnosed

Today is my first day on this forum. I need some advice. I have been symptomatic since Janaury. I have seen every specialist known to man. We have ruled out...

Does a Negative ANA mean a negative for MG or are the specific antibody tests different.

Hello, I have been having crazy and life changing symptoms within a week after my vaccine in 2021 ( Pfizer). Blurred/double vision Eyelid droop-steroids help Weakness Tremors Cognitively I feel...

Is mestinon not available anymore?

I have been taking mestinon for ocular MG since about 2012. I’ve been told that it’s been stopped being made and I can’t get anymore. I’m waiting to be reviewed...

Stomach nausea and pain

My husband was diagnosed with MG about 6 months ago and since then he's had problems with his stomach with nausea and pain could this be a side effect from...

MG Terminology

I bet we all remember the first few years after being diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis and constantly finding new MG-related terms we were unfamiliar with. Many of us are still...

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