I have Myasthenia Gravis

The Motto of the Royal Army Medical Corps is "Inarduis Fidelis" - "Faithful in Adversity". You demonstrated that spirit beyond measure with your with your service and your commitment to your comrades,and I salute you. God Bless you and all your family, your evident faith and strength against adversity will bring you through!

Dear Father, I am not alone for you are by my side. Hold me, guide me as I seek you and continue to serve you. You called me to rescue, to protect and make peace and you showed me the road to travel. Where ever my compass guides me, which ever Grid Reference I am directed to, I know I am not alone, you are by my side.

Amen.

You will find others that share your diagnosis on patientslikeme.com. Maybe some are also veterans. Good luck.

Due to deployment: No.

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of the body. The name myasthenia gravis, which is Latin and Greek in origin, literally means "grave muscle weakness." With current therapies, however, most cases of myasthenia gravis are not as "grave" as the name implies. In fact, most individuals with myasthenia gravis have a normal life expectancy.

The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Certain muscles such as those that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, chewing, talking, and swallowing are often, but not always, involved in the disorder. The muscles that control breathing and neck and limb movements may also be affected.

Myasthenia gravis is caused by a defect in the transmission of nerve impulses to muscles. It occurs when normal communication between the nerve and muscle is interrupted at the neuromuscular junction—the place where nerve cells connect with the muscles they control. Normally when impulses travel down the nerve, the nerve endings release a neurotransmitter substance called acetylcholine. Acetylcholine travels from the neuromuscular junction and binds to acetylcholine receptors which are activated and generate a muscle contraction.