Myasthenia Gravis

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I was diagnosed on November 11, 2008 with generalized myasthenia gravis My symptoms first appeared during August of 2007. At first I thought that I was experiencing numbness. I had difficulty walking, climbing stairs and I couldn’t make my hands do what I wanted them to.
I had several tests: bloodwork, CT scans, lumbar puncture, MRIs, evoked potentials, EMG and single fiber EMG. I had a five day treatment of IV prednisone in Oct./07. My symptoms went away for four weeks. In January/...Read the full article