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New Chest Cold Virus going around that affects the legs as well?
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:49 am
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:49 am
Both my brothers got a chest cold recently. Two days after their fevers started to break, both couldn’t walk. My oldest brother ended up in the hospital and now walks with a cane.
I’ve learned of two others where this happened to them very recently as well.
Apparently, it’s some form of virus that causes fever then an autoimmune response/inflammation to the lower back and leg muscles.
Does anyone else know anyone this happened to?
I’ve learned of two others where this happened to them very recently as well.
Apparently, it’s some form of virus that causes fever then an autoimmune response/inflammation to the lower back and leg muscles.
Does anyone else know anyone this happened to?
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Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:54 am to theunknownknight
5th grade daughter had something just like that 2 weeks back. Cough, sore throat and legs hurt. Tested negative for flu, strep & covid.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:55 am to theunknownknight
Guillain-Barré can be activated by a viral or bacterial infection. It's unusual for it to occur that frequently though.
Mayo Clinic on GBS
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Guillain-Barre (gee-YAH-buh-RAY) syndrome is a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves. It can cause weakness, numbness or paralysis.
Weakness and tingling in the hands and feet are usually the first symptoms. These sensations can quickly spread and may lead to paralysis. In its most serious form, Guillain-Barre syndrome is a medical emergency. Most people with the condition need treatment in a hospital.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is rare, and the exact cause is not known. But two-thirds of people have symptoms of an infection in the six weeks before Guillain-Barre symptoms begin. Infections can include a respiratory or a gastrointestinal infection, including COVID-19. Guillain-Barre also can be caused by the Zika virus.
Mayo Clinic on GBS
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:56 am to theunknownknight
Guillain barre syndrome. One of my irrational fears.
If it's that, early diagnosis tends to lead to quicker recovery and less likelihood of permanent damage. Recovery is long though.
If it's that, early diagnosis tends to lead to quicker recovery and less likelihood of permanent damage. Recovery is long though.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:56 am to Huck Finn
One of the cases mentioned above was a young girl.
2 or the 4 I know of are still struggling to walk
2 or the 4 I know of are still struggling to walk
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:58 am to theunknownknight
Shot clot
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:00 am to TheGasMan
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Shot clot
None of the ones I know were vaxxed
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:01 am to BluegrassBelle
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Guillain-Barré can be activated by a viral or bacterial infection.
I remember when this was the hot threat during OG Covid.
I wonder if having CV19 in the past can increase your chances of a subsequent viral infection causing GBS
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:01 am to theunknownknight
I’ve had it for about 6 days now. Just about over it, but it’s been like a deep sinus infection
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:02 am to theunknownknight
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None of the ones I know were vaxxed
It doesn't make sense anyway. That's an entirely different issue with entirely different symptoms.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:11 am to BluegrassBelle
What his brother had is not Guillain-Barre’
He would have been in the hospital for a week minimum pumping IV fluids and the doctors fighting it from spreading through his body and most importantly his lungs
He would 100% know that’s exactly what they had
He would have been in the hospital for a week minimum pumping IV fluids and the doctors fighting it from spreading through his body and most importantly his lungs
He would 100% know that’s exactly what they had
quote:Thats what he has. Most common in kids after viruses but adults get it too
Viral myositis is a condition characterized by muscle inflammation due to a viral infection. Patients present with muscle pain, tenderness, swelling, and often weakness. The most frequent viral causes of myositis are the influenza viruses and enteroviruses, with symptoms of myositis typically starting a few days after the onset of fever. Symptoms are most prominent in the proximal musculature (arms and legs), and pain is often exacerbated by movement.
This post was edited on 9/16/24 at 8:16 am
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:11 am to BluegrassBelle
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Guillain-Barré can be activated by a viral or bacterial infection.
This is one of the fears of repeated COVID infections. It may be like the flu, but most only get the flu 2-3 times in their lifetime. Many have already had COVID four times and it’s only been around four years.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:16 am to theunknownknight
My son had something like this about 10 years ago. It was kind of scary as he couldn't walk at all. Lasted a few days and then he was over it with no complications. He was 4 or 5 when it happened.
Dr told us it was a virus and to keep fluids in him and it would run it's course.
Dr told us it was a virus and to keep fluids in him and it would run it's course.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:19 am to lsupride87
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What his brother had is not Guillain-Barre’
He would have been in the hospital for a week minimum pumping IV fluids and the doctors fighting it from spreading through his body and most importantly his lungs
He would 100% know that’s exactly what they had
My brother got diagnosed with GB a few years ago at the age of 52.
First symptoms were intermittent excruciating pain in his back in the middle of the night. He said it felt like a knife twisting in his back.
He went to the hospital after a couple of days in Little Rock. He thought he may have just really messed up a muscle or something.. hoping it would go away on it's own.
They couldn't diagnose him for weeks. Finally after a conference call where they bring in other doctors to help diagnose cases, one of the doctors immediately said GB.
They started treatment. GB is strange. If you don't begin treatment at around the 23 day or so, the damage can be permanent. They diagnosed my brother on like day 29.
He has to have a blood transfusion every month and has all the bad nerve symptoms from the condition. More than likely, all permanent.
This all happened right before Covid with my brother. I have heard GB brought up as a side effect from the shots. No idea on the validity of that. I wouldn't doubt anything these days as much as we're lied to about everything though.
This post was edited on 9/16/24 at 8:22 am
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:22 am to i am dan
I got some kind of chest cold right now and my lower back is killing me. Not sure if cold related or just old man (39) related
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:22 am to i am dan
My best friend was a few days away from it potentially getting to his lungs.
The same year an lsu women’s basketball player did have it progress to her lungs and she had to have a machine breathe for her for a while
The same year an lsu women’s basketball player did have it progress to her lungs and she had to have a machine breathe for her for a while
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:25 am to theunknownknight
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LINK
Reading up on that
Apparently this is on the rise at an alarming rate
Lots of doctors from Oregon and Minnesota in that article. Saying that the vaccination can lower your chance of getting GB.
Sounds like propaganda to me, especially coming from those states.
We've already been lied to a thousand times. Why trust anything they say?
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:27 am to i am dan
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We've already been lied to a thousand times. Why trust anything they say?
Not really.
I’m just wondering why the sudden explosion of it, at least in the LP area, in the last few weeks.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 8:27 am to theunknownknight
quote:You know multiple people actually diagnosed with GB in the last few weeks?
I’m just wondering why the sudden explosion of it, at least in the LP area, in the last few weeks.
This isn’t something you think you get and just get over it …. You either get diagnosed and treated for it directly or you die
This post was edited on 9/16/24 at 8:30 am
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