My husbands support
PredniSONE
IL MEDICO DEL PRONTO SOCCORSO HA INDIVIDUATO SUBITO LA SINDROME
plenty of rest learned to pace myself
20 doses de imunoglobulina durante 20 dias.
The family
Support of family and friends
Positivity
35years out and still going strong
Become a Baha'i and trusting in God.
Naps and resting because sleep isn't easy
Resting in the darkness in a quiet environment.
Get diagnosed! Just because it's rare, doesn't mean you don't have GBS. Go to an E.D. and see a neurologist to rule in or out GBS.
Finally accepting my need for a wheelchair.
Trying to accept what I cannot change or influence
GBS
Hot Tub at home!!!!! morning, noon, night- or whenever! Best therapy to-date!
Water therapy was my saving grace
Plasmapheresis got me back on my feet after my initial paralysis
Immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG)
Spirituality - my belief in God helped me to deal with the situation
Sleeping when I need it. I sleep sometimes 10-11 hours depending on how much I exert myself in a day.
Workout in a Swimming Pool, fast tracked my recovery
Immediate passive therapy
My dog who tells me before I have a seizure.
Intense physical and occupational therapy!
Intensive physiotherapy
exercise
FAMILIA
Started after vaccine
Great PT-OT Program
being able to walk again after not being able to move my legs
Pies <3
Just feeling so grateful to be alive.
Gabapentin helped me so much with pain
My family and my friends that always fight with me
Diet heals
Stay positive, this is a disease that you have to have great moral support from others to keep you motivated.
Water aerobics is my favorite exercise, and I do it at least 3 days a week - gives me energy and improves stamina.
Love
Excellent 32-days care at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, OT/PT Chris & Brittany were super !
great help in recovery from Guillain Barre
allmost a year with gbs
allmost a year with gbs
Antidepresivos
Gabapentin for 1 year.
Finding a balance between activity and rest, both of which are vital
I will never stop fighting.
Guillian Barrie has changed my outlook on life
Plasmapheresis - Wish I would have been started on it earlier.