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What Causes Edema While Having Myasthenia Gravis In An Elderly Person?
Hi I am an 82yr old male diagnosed with MG one year ago...I had viral pneumonia this past Oct...came through that very well...the MG is stable but now attending to edema (comp stockings)all tests clear there..I suspect the culprit is inactivity My knee is toast ...will have to be replaced......any undue concerns here???Thank you...
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, no need to replace the knee joint but the condition initially can be managed medically and it gives nice result even physiotherapy may give the good result and it can also be tried hope this information helps.
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What Causes Edema While Having Myasthenia Gravis In An Elderly Person?
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, no need to replace the knee joint but the condition initially can be managed medically and it gives nice result even physiotherapy may give the good result and it can also be tried hope this information helps.