Just wanted to give an update on my appointment today,If you have read my last couple of posts I was waiting on this appointment since April.Anyways I seen him today and himself and his nurse were really lovely.He started by asking me about my symptoms,took my blood pressure then checked my eyes and did a few tests with those.I was then examined,reflexes tested and also my strength pushing agains him in different ways.We had a chat and he said that yes I do have MG so he got his nurse to take blood samples to be sent from here(Ireland) to Oxford to be tested.He talked about starting me on mestinon but said it would give me a runny tummy and I would see him nxt month and he would start it then.We talked about my eyes and as it was morning they weren`t as bad as they would be even in the afternoon,my GP has seen them half closing.I am def not allowed to drive just now till meds are sorted but my GP had already ask me not to drive since I was refered in April.He then got his nurse to get me one of the associations leaflets which she said was the most up to date one and also wrote the direct number to the neurology ward and told me should my symptoms get worse,breathing paraylis,my daughter should ring straight through to them.As my daughter is not long qualified as a nurse she has dne a placement on that very ward.He was going on holidays but made it clear that I should get in touch with the hospital.So I have rang up today and requested one of your information packs.Looks like I have a battle on my hands with my FM and now this although he did say 9 out of 10 people generally do well on medication.He is a very highly respected nuerologist over here and I must say I really was overwhelmed at both himself and his nurses kindness towards me.So thanyou everyone for your support in the past and I will now be a more frequent visitor.Strange thing is,I thought when he would dx me I would be in floods but I wasn`t I was calm,maybe to calm think I was in a bit of a dreamlike state for a bit,shock,or whatever but i`m sure the tears will come soon.

Thanks everyone for reading my long post,

Alx

Thankyou for your reply.My Neurologist was a very nice man.I`m sure I will be seeing him a lot in the future so it will make things easier.I know we have a lot more to talk over at my next appointment but I have been better than I thought about the dx.I suppose I already knew that it would be MG as the symptoms were unmistakable so at least there was no going back and forth.The meds will be the next thing.I`m not sure what the procedure is about the thymus gland,whether they x-ray and check all that out.Lots more questions to ask but hopefully like he said controlling it nowadays with meds its pretty good.

Thanks again

Thankyou