re: Travis Frederick Diagnosed with Guillain Barre Syndrome

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This can be really bad. I have a friend who got this & was completely paralyzed for a few months. It took him a few years to be fully back to normal. It is a bad deal. I hope he is okay.

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Back in early 05 my stepson came home from LSU during the week, which was unusual with him having classes. He could hardly walk and off to the hospital we went. After several tests, he was initially diagnosed with GBS or some other neuromuscular ailment, all of which were even more severe than GBS.


Within a week he was losing his bodily functions with use of the legs going first, then the use of his arms. In a month he was totally paralyzed and fortunately for us, I was retired by then and could take care of his needs. It was a blessing that it didn't get to the point he needed to be put on a machine to do his breathing for him like many GBS patients have to undergo.

Long story short, he came down with this in late January of 05 and by the first week of August he was at least able to walk on his own and was planning on heading back to LSU to pick up where he left off after having to drop out for the spring due to his illness.

Overall, it did take him a couple years to put that behind him and start leading a more normal life.


All I can say is thank goodness for hospitalization insurance as the treatments and drugs used to fight this thing are outrageously expensive.