Graves disease myasthenia gravis
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I have autoimmune pernicious anaemia (rare juvenile form), Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and vitiligo. I handle things far better when i have a diagnosis. ;)
About 25% of patients with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases. Three or more autoimmune diseases is known as multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS). The MAS classifications are helpful if signs of another autoimmune disease emerges.
Interesting that you mention the thymus gland. I'm going to have a chest scan of my thymus. I have had symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis for many years. I tested positive for Cogan's lid twitch, enhanced ptosis (curtain sign), counting test to name a few. I have 4 other autoimmune diseases including Hashimoto's thyroiditis. There is a link between thyroid disease and MG. One study for instance finding 10% with MG had autoimmune thyroid disease.
I have been diagnosed with both myasthenia gravis and stiff person syndrome, these were confirmed by lab work and emg. Have you ever heard of both in a patient at the same time?
I though it was a combination of side effects and panic attack, but now wondering if it is affectng my myasthenia gravis. My disease is mild. MY O2 sat ls 98 percent. But my peak flow is dropped from a normal 350 for me to 300 or less.I will take ventalin puff but sometimes the peak flow doesn't improve. Im 70 years old and have been diagnosed with mild asthma, but I don't think so. I never weeze breath sounds are normal.
I've been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis after a recent repetitive nerve stimulation test.
I've had double vision since 10 years ago, but it became generalized (or at least more obvious) only two years ago after a virus infection and a severe reaction to antibiotic. My symptoms were for a long time vague, so I spent years without being diagnosed.
Besides my double vision, my second complain is neck strain and pain, which gives me also arm pain and even finger numbness.
I got in touch with an autoimmune helpline and they said I could possibly have Myasthenia Gravis. They advised me to do the ice test, where I needed to put some ice wrapped in a cloth on the closed eye to see if it would made the eyelid droop and the only things I noticed were that my right eye seemed to close up a bit more and was slower opening fully. I was tested positive for ANA and TPOab, just wondering if there is a connection at all?
had a brain/orbit MRI, a sinus CT, a chest Xray...had blood tests for thyroid problems, Graves disease, and Myasthenia Gravis. All came back normal.
My eyelid is normal in the morning, but then stretches throughout the day. Sometimes it is stretched when I wake up. Last week, it was normal for 7 days straight (slightly worse at night), but then horrible for 7 days. There is no pattern.
Since then, she has suffered from chronic pain and fatigue. She has tested negative for myasthenia gravis. She has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Could this be ultimately still linked to the thymus? Who would you recommend in the Virginia/mid Atlantic area that specializes in thymic disorders?
Is it possible to have Myasthenia Gravis with negative lab results? I have had an IEMG with 'extremely abnormal' findings, but feel lost when noone can explain to me what is happening, and more importantly, what can I get done about it. I am a 37-year-old mother of 3, I have had hyperthyroidism, was given i-131 (twice) that 'killed' my thyroid, now I am hypo, but stable for the past 5 years, although I still have the Graves' eye disease.
had a brain/orbit MRI, a sinus CT, a chest Xray...had blood tests for thyroid problems, Graves disease, and Myasthenia Gravis. All came back normal.
My eyelid is normal in the morning, but then stretches throughout the day. Sometimes it is stretched when I wake up. Last week, it was normal for 7 days straight (slightly worse at night), but then horrible for 7 days. There is no pattern.
Hi,
How are you? Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of the body. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Certain muscles such as those that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, chewing, talking, and swallowing are often, but not always, involved in the disorder..
I'd sure contact your doctor who diagnosted you with myasthenia gravis and report the increase in symptoms. I'm far from a health profressional, but it doesn't sound cardiac in nature. Keep us informed.
Could the hypothalamus be giving orders to the adrenals to produce a super-surge of cortisol in response to Myasthenia Gravis or other associated disease, in an effort to control the overactive immune system? I couldn't find a forum to address this so I hope someone will refer me to the proper forum. Thanks.
Gait took a day or so longer and pupils started to react after five days but remain sluggish. Drug induced myasthenia gravis is described rarely in the literature. My very experienced vet says he has never seen it. Has anyone else? We have restarted the med with 2 mg of prednisolone added qd and so far so good. Make any sense to you?
s 40 and has to have a monthly shot for something related to myasthenia gravis. Basically, is it a good or bad idea for her to travel to areas of the world with so much risk of disease?
Have there been any tests on which some of the doctors are basing their myasthenia gravis diagnosis on? From what I can see, myasthenia gravis is a problem with the immune system producing anti-bodies that attack one's own body, but with your father's history of stroke, I wonder if he couldn't have suffered a kind of mini-stroke?
I have done my fair share of home tests for various medical conditions :) and for MG i tried the ice test for my ptosis, the upwards gaze test, and the arm outstretched test. There are quite a few other clinical tests for MG as well. Youtube search: "Ice Test for Myasthenia Gravis" to see the improvement of ptosis and ocular motility in a patient with MG.
m sorry to learn what you have been going through. From what you have described, I believe that Myasthenia Gravis is really worth looking through, as this would explain much of what you are experiencing. If your geographic location is endemic for lyme's then this is also a possibility. Make sure also that your TSH is controlled with adequate thyroid medications.
I suggest that you discuss these angles with your doctors and probably be worked up for such.
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