Myasthenia Gravis

[livingwith]

I was diagnosed with MG in July of 2006. I am 29 years old and have two young sons. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 9 years.
My symptoms started out as little things. I just did not have as much energy as I did before. I was not as strong as I once was. I felt sleepy more often. I have always had trouble with my sugar so I thought that I just needed to eat healthier.
Before long, things started becoming more noticable. I stepped on a toy in my son’s room and hopped...Read the full article

[skelley28]

I know exactly what your going through. I was diagnosed at 18. I went into crisis, and was put on several medicines, mestinon, predisone, and had the plasma exchange. I went into remission, until recently. I am going through a flare up. I was having trouble with everything, stairs, cleaning house. All I could do was go to work and that was hard enough. My thymus isn't enlarged or anything and my doctors don't think I need it out. They tell me that it's 50-50 and not enough evidence to perfom such a major surgery. Which I can understand and I have also responded well to the medicine. I actually was just released from the hospital, they treated me with the plasma and IV steroids. I already feel better.