Living with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

July 2008

• Donna - by Donna - (Tue, Jul 29 2008)
  I contracted Guillian Barre’ May 3, 2008. Spent a week in ICU unit and 3 weeks in Rehab. It is now late July and Thank God I can walk with some difficulty and work right now just part time. [more..]
• GBS - by Jen - (Mon, Jul 28 2008)
  I was diagnosed with GBS 2 days after x-mas. It got to the point where I had Bells palsy of face. [more..]
• STILL SUFFERING - by Richard - (Mon, Jul 28 2008)
  I decided to tell my story after reading some of the others on here. My name is Richard Ross, I am a Sioux Indian from S.D. and am 47 years old now. I had GBS when I had just turned 18 in 1980 [more..]
• Guillian-barre - by kathy - (Thu, Jul 24 2008)
  In 1954 I was 6 years old and had contracted GBS. This was something very new to the medical world then, so my treatment was not immediate. [more..]
• I was a Quad - by Mary K. - (Mon, Jul 21 2008)
  After a successful back surgery I was supposed to be discharged but my foot dropped and I became increasingly weak. My doctor recognized this immediately and organized a team to diagnose and treat. [more..]
• I SURVIVED…WITH PRAYER - by Tracey - (Thu, Jul 17 2008)
  On, Wednesday 3/5/08 I became ill. I woke up that morning not feeling the best. My feet were tingly and felt numb. I ignored the feeling, thinking that I must have been tired or something. [more..]
• 27 years with GBS - by Martin - (Tue, Jul 15 2008)
  My name is Martin Sisneros and when I was 19 years old I had a severe case of Guillain Barre Syndrome in August of 1981 (27 years ago) while in Basic Training in the US Army in Fort Leonard wood Missouri. [more..]
• Guillilan Barre - by MJ - (Thu, Jul 03 2008)
  I have still some residue of this Syndome. I first lost my feelings in my legs 9 yesrs ago. [more..]