robert-richardson
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Aircraft manufacturing manager, 58 yrs old when diagnosed. It became unsafe for me to operate on or around high value equipment due to doublevision, or endure a 10+ hour shift schedule due to weakness, and even communicare effectively while leading others due to speech issues. I’m medically retiring…
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Got my 2nd booster today (all Pfizer). No side effects noticed.
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I’m 61yrs, aircraft manufacturing manager diagnosed with gMG 5yrs ago (after 2 years of troubleshooting various, seemingly unconnected symptoms).
My employer accomodation is satisfactory but my symptoms make me a liability in that environment. More specifically, my “recurring, indefinate leave of absence” protects my employment from absences due to IViG treatments, yet doublevision presents personal safety issues on/near equipment, and slurred speech negatively effects critical communication.
Since my first MG “crisis” 2 yrs ago, I’ve been away from work, on long term disability insurance. They’ll hand me off to social security when I get to 65 I’m sure…
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I was 58 years old when IÂ began 2 years of chasing seemingly unconnected symptoms (droopy right eye, doublevision, slurred speech, chewing issues); a coworker said I exhibited similar symptoms as his brother, who had MG. I sought dentists, opthalmalogists, and our company psychologist to no avail. I thought I’d go visit my uncle in Tulsa (he retired as Chief of Emer Med at Oral Robert’s UMC), but he told me to go the local ER. In denial, and frustrated with myself for not being able to even accurately describe what symptoms were compounding, I went to the ER claiming I was having the world’s longest stroke. A neurologist happened to be there to recognize these symptoms and take me on…
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…and my VA disability claim is denied.
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Desert Shield/Storm veteran, and I recall “P tabs” distributed twice prior to deployment… is this incidental or coincidental that the same tabs are necessary now for my MG…?