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...
So what happens when you push your body over the limit when you have MG? I am used to pushing my self physically. I was an active duty Marine and I am currently a Navy Reservist (at least until I get all of the info together to tell them about my diagnosis). Right up until my diagnosis I kept pushing until I literally had uncontrollable muscle tremors and weakness. I figured that if I were REALLY sick it would have shown up in test or I would have REAL symptoms. Not just tremors, weakness and exhaustion.
Have any of you pushed yourself passed the limit after having MG symptoms? I now shudder to think what would have happened if I pushed and say... My arm completely gave out temporarily mimicking paralasys. I would have freaked out. At least until the movement came back after rest.
Anybody have something like this. Now that we have MG is it dangerous to push ourselves too hard?
Have any of you pushed yourself passed the limit after having MG symptoms? I now shudder to think what would have happened if I pushed and say... My arm completely gave out temporarily mimicking paralasys. I would have freaked out. At least until the movement came back after rest.
Anybody have something like this. Now that we have MG is it dangerous to push ourselves too hard?
The first time I remember pushing myself beyond what I could do was before I even knew there was a problem. In fact, I didn't realize it at the time but look back and see clearly now. My little dog (who also suffers from stupid and stubborn) ran away and I chased him about three blocks down the street toward a very busy intersection, screaming and cursing him the whole way...."if I catch you I will keeelll you!". About a block and a half into the chase my knees started giving out. I'm sure I was a sight to see, running and stumbling, knees akimbo. I did catch him just before he did himself in. I had to lie in the grass next to the road, clutching him to my chest and trying to breathe. I was so freaked at the whole situation I didn't think much about my strange inability to run or remain standing. That was about the time I started looking into my swallow problems so I'm sure it was the MG. I don't do things like that now. The times I've pushed myself too far lately I end up with slurred speech and weakness. That's when I stop and rest. I don't want to know what comes next.