re: Scared to death of my likely diagnosis

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GBS is also called ascending paralysis. He would have likely been on a ventilator by now and unable to move his legs if it were GBS. I have had patients with this and it's awful and takes a long time to get over if it isn't caught within the first week or so. Not being an arsehole, just sharing

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Yes, my brother has GBS. Took doctors in Little Rock over a week to figure it out. He was past the 21 days or whatever length of critical time there was. My brother's condition presented differently from normal cases as well. His began with sharp pains in his spine like someone stabbing him and twisting the blade, it hit my brother's feet and legs shortly after. He was paralyzed for about 2 weeks. This happened about 4 years ago. He still has the tingling/numbness in his lower body and has to have a hemodialysis monthly. Doesn't look like he will ever fully recover.