h miller
I reside in Chicago and contracted Guillain Barre Syndrome in 1999. Your situation sounds similar to what I had. I was travelling in France on a holiday and contracted the traveller's disease probably from some poorly prepared food.It seems that my immune system started to fight against me and proceeded to strip the myelin sheets from the nerves that connected to my arms and legs. The problem started in March 1999 and by April I started to fall and had to enter the hospital to try to recover. Fortunately with this disease, the myelin sheets grow back and allow the nerves to dictate a message to the muscles so that you can walk again and move your arms as before. If your child has this viral disease, it may pass in 2 to 3 months but physical therapy is required to gain back the dexterity in the hands and legs. I had the chronic version of Guillain Barre and it took me a much longer time to recover so I hope that your child has only the milder case. If you have any further questions about your situation, list them on Healthlink as I receive all of the reports from them on my e-mail.