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by: Ana on Thu, Oct 01 2009
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I had thymectomy 13 years ago when I was 19, getting ready for college I had just enrolled. I’d been having some “funny” symptoms for 3 months (weakness in my tongue primarily and on my face) until it became so obvious that I couldn’t hide it from my parents anymore. I had to admit something was seriously wrong.I even found MG in a Medical dictionary but didn’t know then I didn’t have to have ALL the symptoms to be diagnosed.

The moment my doctor saw me she just knew. My eyelid dropped on our way to the hospital so it was even easier to know. I had the surgery A WEEK LATER and the MG symptoms decreased within two years until they disappeared ten years ago. i`m seven months pregnant now, feeling great and hoping the baby will be healthy. I like to believe that I HAD MG.


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  • MG - by Ana - (Thu, Oct 01 2009)
    I had thymectomy 13 years ago when I was 19, getting ready for college I had just enrolled. I’d been having some “funny” symptoms for 3 months (weakness in my tongue primarily and on my face) until it became so obvious that I couldn’t hide it from my parents anymore. [more..]

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