Guillain-Barre Syndrome

[livingwith]

I’m a nurse of 30 years and two weeks after a viral sinus infection I suddenly found my feet seemed to have lead weights attached. On the 19th I could barely walk 500 ft without resting. On 20th it was less than that. Then on the morning of 1-21 In 1.5 hours I went completely numb from the knees down. By 9PM was numb to my waist. It was only through quick treatment with IV IG therapy that found me one week after going to REhab I’m going home walking again and with no assistive devic...Read the full article

[frank bullitt]

Melanie,
Glad to hear you are doing well. I was diagnosed with GBS on Nov 16, 07'. I was in the hospital for a week and had the IVIG. I too walk out of the hospital without any assistance, but very funny thing happened after I got home. I was still very stiff / sore from the spinal tap blood patch. But within about 3 weeks, my feet started to feel like lead weights. My fingers began to tingle. My neurologist tells me it is normal, and it is just the nerves regenerating. I sincerely hope you have a complete recovery. Hang tuff, because everything I have read, everyone I have talked too, and my own experience, it takes a long time to recover.


Good Luck and Take Care
Frank B.