freshman has guillain-barré syndrome

Trojan skipper I will keep Wyatt in my prayers. I have a very good friend who went through this several years ago. He made a full recovery after about a year. Tell the young man to stay positive as I think the recovery is usually successful.

So sorry to hear this. Its a tough one. A friend of mine had it years ago, she recovered,but it was a long recovery. I will definitely be praying for him.

Our prayers to Wyatt and his family for a faster recovery. That's a tough one and most likely will have to miss this spring.

I will research on the recovery depending on the age of onset and will get back.

P.S. On a large prospective study, younger age at onset is associated with a faster recovery so I am hoping he will recover completely to get ready by the spring of 2014.

Trojan Skipper - This is indeed a very, very tough diagnosis. I have personally dealt with a very closely related chronic variant of GBS called multifocal CIDP for a decade now. Ryanrod is correct, younger GBS patients can recover motor/sensory nerve function quicker, but in either regard it is a long, long haul.

An excellent resource for this young man, his family and possibly even his physicians is the Guillain Barre Syndrome/CIDP Foundation. www.gbs-cidp.org

Lots of resources and support available at this foundation, and a pretty active message board for support. The foundation has superlative, worldwide medical credibility due to the strength of the foundation's medical board, who are world renown neurologists with expertise in GBS/CIDP treatment.

Praying for a speedy recovery for Wyatt, and for courage and comfort for Wyatt and his family.

Julie

I too suffer from recently diagnosed CIDP (Chronic inflammatory demylinating polyneuropathy)a cousin of GBS. The good news is that they were wrong with the preliminary diagnosis of ALS. The bad news is I am non responsive to treatment so far so the disease progresses...as it has for several years until recently properly diagnosed.

Each of us is faced with challenges in life, it's what forges us into the people we are. The bigger the fire, the more tempered the steel. This one is ours, other people have theirs.

Life is good...it sure beats the alternative.

Best of luck to Wyatt.

Regards,
Chip