Bedridden or Limited-To-Home? What occupies you?Do your myasthenia gravis symptoms or the combination with another condition currently have you bedridden or limited to home activities? What entertains you? Let's throw around ideas or favorites to...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingTips & AdviceMuscle Weakness
Feeding Tube? Does It Impact Any Aspects of Your Life?Do you have a feeding tube? If so, does having it impact any aspects of your life positively or negatively?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesDiet & NutritionTips & AdviceMental Health
3 Tips You Wish You Had When You Were First Diagnosed With Myasthenia Gravis?Think back to when you were first diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis. What are 3 tips you wish you could go back in time and have given yourself? Mine would be:...Reactions 0 reactions Comments25 repliesTips & AdviceTreatmentNewly Diagnosed
Working with MGHi everyone, I was diagnosed with OMG in April and am working full time in office. I am unsure how to navigate having a conversation with my employer about the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesMental HealthTips & AdviceDepression
How do you cope with flare-ups during the holidays? I know many of us love the holiday season, but with much running around some of us can have a difficult time keeping our symptoms at bay. What symptoms do...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCopingTips & Advice
Using foods that contain magnesium (e.g. basil)Many myasthenia gravis websites tell us to avoid consuming magnesium because it can weaken muscles and potentially lead to a myasthenic crisis. However, I wondered whether that applied to foods...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesDiet & NutritionGeneralized MGTips & Advice
Grocery Shopping Difficulties with MGGrocery shopping with Myasthenia gravis (MG) necessitates the energy to get up and drive to the store. Even if you plan to use a store mobility scooter, it can still...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesTips & AdviceDrivingCoping
How do you deal with fatigue?Hello everyone! I am curious and would like to hear about the different ways you deal with/ handle being fatigued. As for me I always seem to have a roller...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSide EffectsTips & Advice
FeaturedHow 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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments30 repliesExerciseTriggersTips & Advice
Are facial exercises good for ocular MG?Between the start of double vision and being diagnosed with MG, my pcp sent me to physical therapy where I was give a set of facial exercises to do. After...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesOcular MGExerciseTips & Advice