Stories

Hello, my name is Robert and although my MG was confirmed 18 months ago I now realize it had been coming for four or five years. It started with double...

I was a newbie. Just diagnosed in March of 2021. I was put on Mestinon and started my birthday trip to several cities in early July. As it began, my...

I was 28 at the time I started getting weak and falling. All the doctors I saw had no idea of what was wrong. The first doctor I went to...

My name is Grady. I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis four years ago. This past year, 2023, I began noticing that my MG symptoms were becoming worse. My eyes were...

I am writing in sadness but with the intent of expressing hope for all those who have been diagnosed with MG. I do not have myasthenia, but I had a...

I was diagnosed with MG in March of 2021 but knowing what I know now, I probably had this disease years before. When I was first diagnosed, I had no...

Some years ago I started having a problem seeing. One of my eyes was crossing and I could not focus or see properly. I thought it would correct itself in...

I was diagnosed with gMG in 2013. I was given Prednisone which gave me thoughts of suicide. I was also given Mestinon which has left me with constant muscle fasciculations...

Myasthenia gravis had been a background disease for a good portion of my life until I was roughly 45. I sometimes wonder if menopause was the trigger. The last summer...

I was diagnosed with MG in 1969 at the age of six. It took forever to figure out what was wrong with me. I would just fall down while I...

Yes, I was diagnosed last September. I shared my story a few weeks back. As time has gone by I have been getting stronger! I just finished my first four...

I had a heart stent implanted. The following day, I could not walk, the pain was too much. My doctor said it was rheumatism. I said I didn’t have rheumatism...

This past December, I had all the symptoms of myasthenia but my clinic, after some blood work, said that I had a viral infection. I waited another 2 weeks and...

I am now 71, but back in 2015, I was married, and then, the next week, I was diagnosed. Droopy eye, trouble swallowing, weakness... I went into crisis while working...

In 2016, I began the year with prostate cancer surgery. In June, my father died. In July, I experienced ptosis. An ophthalmologist diagnosed a nerve that would improve. It did...

Earlier I wrote about being 73 and waiting for help. I felt pretty hopeless. Since then I have met with my neurologist. It was a great meeting. My diagnosis was...

I have had the opportunity to talk to 2 different men who stated they were interested in knowing me. So I told them about the MG and the disabilities it...

I am an 80-year-old woman who wasn’t diagnosed with MG until I was almost 75. I have had symptoms of the disease since I was an older teenager, but no...

The article I just read about IVIG provides great information. I can't take steroids like Prednisone so, when Mestinon alone wasn't enough, my wonderful neurologist suggested a trial of IVIG...

Well, I am 72 and was diagnosed this last September. I think I have had symptoms for years and blamed them on other things... weakness in walking because of my...