Three weeks to WEAK!

How does a healthy and strong 34 year old man go from lifting logs to barely able to lift anything? Well first I have to go back to April 9th the day before my symptoms first showed.  My niece and I hung out together, it was her spring break week. This was made possible because I was laid off from my job at the beginning of the week. I felt fine. My father in law and I even loaded up some firewood on my truck.
April 10th is went it all went downhill. I worked in the yard most of the morning as I finally had free time to do so. During the morning I began having difficulty focusing. No big deal. Since the pollen was heavy it had me thinking perhaps it was my contacts. I cleaned them, but no change. I switched them, still no change. I took one lens out and it improved some yet my focus was not good. I finished my work, cleaned up, and sat down to rest and watch TV. All of sudden my one television became TWO televisions! It would happen on and off through the day. I decided to rest up as I was going to attend CPAT(firefighter assessment training) Practice. The vision was still affect even after the nap. I got ready anyway. It became apparent while driving that I had a serious problem. The road split in two, the car in front looked as if it was going up hill and downhill at the same time, and oncoming traffic seemed to be coming right at me. I called my wife and said I may have to be picked up because I cannot see! I ended up driving home with one eye closed.

I scheduled an emergency eye appointment at Family Eye Care of Roswell. Dr. Zadeh and his team tested me and fitted me with glasses and a prism. It would attach to my lens and help my eye focus better. This helped for a week. The double vision became worse and my eyelid began to droop. This is when Dr. Zadeh emphasized that there may be a more serious problem and that a neurologist may need to be involved

Over the proceeding days I began to notice the weekend before that my balance was off. I could not walk without holding on to something. The final warning that something was seriously wrong occurred Wednesday April 30th when my arm became weak and had no muscle function. We entered Grady Memorial Hospital that evening and stayed till May 2, 2014. The diagnosis was finally clear. My neurologist confirmed it is the nueromuscular disease Myasthenia Gravis. Learning my limitations would now become my new job.