Reply To: How old were you when you were first diagnosed?

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I was diagnosed at age 63 in 2019 but an abnormally low exercise tolerance for my age and fitness level was noted in 2001 during a stress test.

I don’t think age affected my diagnosis but trauma and stress due to a severe ankle fracture in late 2018 was a big factor. In early 2019, I saw My optometrist for a drooping eyelid/double vision & was told to see my primary care physician for possible MG. My primary care physician did some preliminary tests and referred me to the rapid diagnostic neuromuscular clinic at my local university’s medical school. I was diagnosed with gMG 3 weeks later.