Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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I put my symptoms into MayoClinic.com and this is what it says i might have. I have numbness and tingling in my hands and feet and its progressing up my arms and to my knees. It's almost to the top of my arm now. It's on both sides so its not a stoke. I just got over a very bad cold that lasted for a month. It says that it can be triggered by a viral infection. Did anyone ever have Guillain-Barre Syndrome or know anyone who did? If so, what was the symptoms like and what did the doctors do about it?


Guillain-Barre (ge-YAH buh-RA) syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory disorder in which your body's immune system attacks the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) and, rarely, parts of the brain itself. Severe weakness and numbness in your legs and arms characterize GBS. Loss of feeling and movement (paralysis) may occur in your legs, arms, upper body and face.

GBS affects an estimated one to three in every 100,000 persons annually in the United States. It can strike any race at any age, but its incidence increases with age. GBS may occur within days or weeks after a viral infection such as influenza (flu) or diarrhea. It may be triggered by pregnancy or a medical procedure, such as a vaccination or minor surgery, or have no evident reason for developing. Because the cause of GBS is unknown, there's no way to prevent the disease from occurring.

Other ideas neuropathy( Diabetes), fibromyalgia, hypocapnea (low carbon dioxide in the blood due to hyperventilation) or an electrolyte disturbance like low magnesium or calcium.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2003-rst/1733.html

I read on the Mayo site that muscle weakness will be the next progression in
Guillain-Barre syndrome. If you have signs of it you need to be hospitalized it says.

I don't have diabeetis and i haven't hyperventilated in years the guillain-barr seems the most likey.

you should ask a doctor. It could be serious and early treatment is usually best.

Yes, best get it checked out bizarre. I've just been having a read-up about it because I don't know much about the illness. What I've read says Guillain-Barre syndrome is quite uncommon, so hopefully it's something else, another virus maybe? Keep us posted won't you.

I hope you don't have that...
*crosses fingers*