Outcomes After Major Surgery For Patients With Myasthenia Gravis

A couple of months ago I came close to having a total knee replacement but decided against it because of my myasthenia gravis. I just thought it was too risky. My symptoms are pretty much under control and I count myself among those MG patients that have a "relatively normal lifestyle." But I've worked hard to keep it under control and I didn't want to risk a setback. There are plenty of stories on the internet about MG patients having major surgery that worked out well and others that didn't. I just didn't want to take the chance.  

Transfusions, Surgery And Medication: Young Girl With Myasthenia Gravis Is Symptom Free

Ashley Earl-Goulet, pictured with mum Judith, has
 has recovered thanks to more than 600 blood donations

Blood from over 600 people has been used to treat a Timaru teenager with a rare auto-immune disease – and she wants the donors to know the difference it has made.

Ashley Earl-Goulet, 14, is the only child in the South Island and one of just a handful in New Zealand with myasthenia gravis, a long-term neuromuscular disease which weakens muscles – most commonly in the eyes and face.

Ashley's treatment included a blood "product" nick-named "go go juice" by health workers

Town Supervisor Steps Down After Fighting Myasthenia Gravis For Two Years

Hornellsville supervisor will leave post at end of year

ARKPORT — Fighting myasthenia gravis for the past two years has been a chore for Ken Isaman. After 28 years as a Hornellsville councilman and supervisor, he will say goodbye to town government at the end of 2017.

The 69-year-old Republican, who also served for 12 years on the Steuben County Legislature, told the Hornellsville Town Board Tuesday night that he will not be a candidate for reelection in the fall. Isaman has been battling health issues

Scientists Make First Crystal Model Of Myasthenia Gravis

As a molecular biologist, Kaori Noridomi gets an up-close view of the targets of her investigations. But when she began studying the molecular structures of a rarely diagnosed autoimmune disorder, myasthenia gravis, she decided to step out of the lab for a better view.

Noridomi said she thought she needed to know more than what she saw on a microscope and decided she should meet patients who have myasthenia gravis. She went so far