Guillain-Barre Syndrome

[livingwith]

On Friday May 9, 2008 my boyfriend turned 20 years old. My parents were gone for the weekend and it was suppose to be great for us. We were gonna spend some quality time together and have a party for him. When I went to pick him up on Friday I knew that something was wrong. He fell walking out to my vehicle. Later in the afternoon he again fell only this time he couldn’t get up.
After we got him to the emergency room they were convinced that all he had was pnemonia. But everyday that we w...Read the full article

[KristinKrause]

Hi there, I had GBS and was admitted to the hospital on April 7th 2008. I am only 25 years old. I got weaker over a few days to the point where I couldn't walk at all. I was in the hospital for 3 weeks until I could eat, shower, etc. and then I went home for the rest of my recovery.

Now I am back at work (for 3 weeks already) and doing all the activities I used to do- thank goodness. It was hard, but I noticed improvements almost daily. I lost the use of my arms and legs- the weirdest thing. But your boyfriend is young and as long as he remains healthy he should expect a recovery. It is hard at the time- but tell him to keep up the physio!
Kristin