Guillain-Barre Syndrome

[livingwith]

It all started Feb. 23 2005. I was only 24 years old. I just graduated from college with my master’s degree in speech-language pathology. I was on top of the world. One day I woke up and my feet felt tingly. I ignored it and went to work. By next morning it moved up my shins/calves. I thought for sure I had had some kind of stroke
I went to the hospital. By the fourth day I was in ICU. I was on a ventilator and heavily sedated. It was the worst time in my life. I couldn’...Read the full article

[frank bullitt]

Debbie,
Glad to hear you are recovered. I was diagnosed with GBS on Nov 16 07'. My doctor tells me they caught it early. It's been about 2 months now. I am still having tingling fingers, some hand tremors but the thing that bothers me the worst, is the numbness in my feet. My question is, does the tingling ever go away and the numbness in your feet ever go away. I have almost forgot what "normal" feels like. I have been told it takes a long time to get over this, and some people don't ever get over it.
Regardless, I am glad you conquered it. Take Care.


Frank Bullitt