Myasthenia Gravis Support Group
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...
Hi all I am new to this site. I have been having some issues that I suspect are MG. Hoping to get some insight from others. Three years ago I started getting double vision when hot. Dr thought maybe a headache. Last week I started having trouble with my legs. They feel tight and hard to move like I worked out really hard! The tight muscle feeling is now in my jaw, and rib cage as well as triceps. I have had clean MRI and negative blood work for mg. I go for emg next week. My question is does tight muscle feeling sound like mg. They even feel tight when laying in bed.
MG can have different symptoms with different folks. Generally, what we notice with MG is tiredness of our muscles. The brain to muscle communication is interrupted, so our voluntary muscles don't respond very well, and very quickly tire out.
Hope you figure out what is wrong
Russ
I am not sure I would describe what I felt with my legs as tightness, but rather tiredness mostly and after only a little exertion. For example, I could chew OK for about 10 times and then my jaws just wore out. Even when I typed on the computer, I could type a sentence or two, and then had to rest my fingers to type more. Same with walking and sometimes talking.