Brother Helps Diagnose Sister With Rare Guillain-Barré Syndrome | Megyn Kelly TODAY

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2018
  • Kara Dunn was on a Europe trip with friends when she experienced a range of strange symptoms, from terrible headache to feeling like her teeth had fallen out. She was taken to the emergency room, but doctors were mystified. After her brother wrote to his neurology professor at the Mayo Clinic, Kara finally was diagnosed. Kara; her brother, Ryan; their mother; and Dr. Christina Kwasnica join Megyn Kelly to discuss how they solved the medical mystery.
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  • @whatstheniche8716
    @whatstheniche8716 4 года назад +46

    He’s going to be an excellent doctor, if he doesn’t change. I need one like that.

  • @kathleenquinn8787
    @kathleenquinn8787 Год назад +19

    My mother had this in 2005. She was in hospital for weeks & doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. I searched internet & found GBS. I printed page & gave to my sister to ask neurolist if that could be it. Turned out it was. Scary that I have HS diploma & I diagnosed it where neurologist could not

    • @thevisorsusa
      @thevisorsusa 2 месяца назад

      I had it in 1983. The doctor was sure right off the bat, and the spinal tap confirmed. I was on a ventilator and totally paralyzed. It took me 9 months in 3 different hospitals to walk. Only recovered 85%.

  • @marneevans1374
    @marneevans1374 5 лет назад +87

    My son (7) also got GBS in June of 2017. This is an extreme illness that causes massive destruction within hours! In his case he had an a-typical GBS where it not only affected his gross motor skills but also his nervous system. Thankfully he's also fully recovered!

    • @siriolsen7805
      @siriolsen7805 5 лет назад +7

      It is most likely the thiomersal/mercury in the vaccines causing the Guilian-Barre as it is neuro toxic and mercury is a common cause of autoimmune illnesses. I would encourage anyone with similar symptoms and to look into heavy metals being an underlying issue, as a autoimmune and a lot of chronic health issues is often caused by mercury toxicity. And therefor you can only manage symptoms until you get rid of the mercury. I would really recommend anyone struggling look into the Andrew Cutler Protocol. This is the ONLY safe protocol to this date, eating things like chlorella and cilantro has made people very very sick. Please read the recovering stories by googling «cutler success stories» . But the best place to learn and get support is trough the Facebook group «Andy Cutler Chelation: Safe Mercury and Heavy Metal Detox». But whatever you do, never take/eat cilantro, chlorella, MSM, glutathione (and ALA/DMPS/DMSA that is not dosed according to the Andrew Cutler Protocol),you can read some peoples horror stories by googling «Andy Cutler what not to do». Wish you all the best!

    • @angela_somanythings5670
      @angela_somanythings5670 5 лет назад +2

      I was just going to ask if Vaccines were involved in your son's story (or for the girl who travelled abroad,) since I had an adverse reaction to vaccines when I travelled abroad to England in 07 and this reminds me of the recent research on both the this disease and others. This is verified in a small portion of individuals.. not some anti-vax trick, just Search asking if vaccines can cause it!

    • @antoinettenovella1630
      @antoinettenovella1630 5 лет назад +1

      What a traumatic experience for him, the relief of his full recovery must have been immense.

    • @maddyboombaddybaddy6532
      @maddyboombaddybaddy6532 4 года назад +1

      God must really love him

    • @whatstheniche8716
      @whatstheniche8716 4 года назад +2

      My heart dropped! I’m so happy he recovered!! ❤️

  • @sharongamble7395
    @sharongamble7395 5 лет назад +14

    As a survivor of GBS..she was very fortunate!

    • @sharongamble7395
      @sharongamble7395 5 лет назад +2

      I have never had a flu vaccination. And at this point never will. Not all people get GBS from a flu shot but eating chicken and chicken products that are tainted. With the number of recalls today it is very possible to contract GBS or other syndromes.

  • @MsArtistwannabe
    @MsArtistwannabe 5 лет назад +20

    My daughter had this in 2005. I took her to emergency room and they sent us home. I took her back a few hours later because she was so much worse. They wanted me to take her home again because they couldn't justify hospitalizing her with out a diagnoses. I demanded that they call her pediatrician and that I wouldn't take her home. Her face looked like she had a stroke, she had numbness in her legs and terrible pain. Her pediatrician came, examined her and took about ten minutes on the phone. She came to me and said go pack a bag, an ambulance is coming to take her to children's hospital. She told me she believed she knew what was wrong. By the time we got to the other hospital my daughter was almost completely paralyzed. She was there almost two months being treated and then having multiple forms of therapy a day. Learning to walk, talk, feed herself etc. she is considered fully recovered but I can see her face sags when she is tired and she can not smile like she used to.

    • @Junitunes
      @Junitunes 3 года назад +2

      I'm so happy someone finally helped you. Gosh that's such a heart breaking story.

    • @stevenbryant8149
      @stevenbryant8149 Год назад

      How long was recovery ?

    • @jodc4153
      @jodc4153 10 месяцев назад

      You are in my prayers for your daughters full recovery and wellness. ❤

  • @BrittKatSlat
    @BrittKatSlat 5 лет назад +16

    May God Keep Blessing her, her friend, Brother and the rest of her family!!!

  • @samanthabarona7981
    @samanthabarona7981 4 года назад +21

    I had GBS when I was 17 almost 20 years ago. It was horrendous. Wishing you a healthy future. ❤️🙏🏽

    • @KK-db2vd
      @KK-db2vd 2 года назад +2

      How was the recovery. My 28 year old fiancé is in the hospital right now. They think he has it. He just had a spinal done.

    • @stevenbryant8149
      @stevenbryant8149 Год назад

      How long did it take to recover ? My mother is going through the same and it feels hopeless

  • @moniquemacaulay8270
    @moniquemacaulay8270 4 года назад +2

    Nice to have a brother that loves you so much!!

  • @tiffaniereidstudio236
    @tiffaniereidstudio236 3 года назад +12

    I just got GBS 2 months ago.... 2020... It gets worse before it gets better. Stay strong all of you.

    • @dantepraxedis
      @dantepraxedis 2 года назад +1

      I just got it on late 2020, still recovering. It was a mild case, even though thise were hard days.

    • @Bella_0303
      @Bella_0303 2 года назад

      @@dantepraxedis what were your signs and symptoms? Also did you receive any treatment?

  • @leoniestorbakken4577
    @leoniestorbakken4577 3 года назад +1

    I took a pathophysiology class before starting nursing school. While working in home health one of my coworkers who had been feeling really off and seeing doctors decided he couldn’t stay for his shift and needed to go home. I asked him about his symptoms and he had the classic symptoms of Guillian Barre and to my amazement I remembered this and told him to look into it. He called me later and thanked me because it was indeed that. It strengthens my resolve to go into nursing when times get tough I think back to how cool that was and keep pushing through it . Knowledge is power !

  • @BrittKatSlat
    @BrittKatSlat 5 лет назад +6

    Smart and caring brothers and sisters is where it’s at! ❤️

  • @emmadalrymple4102
    @emmadalrymple4102 5 лет назад +14

    I am 54 years young, and I was diagnosed with Guillain Barre in June 2018. MS was mentioned while my doctors were looking for my diagnosis. Meningitis was also mentioned. The GBS is still being discovered in the medical community and the symptoms are so varying from patient to patient. I began with UTI symptoms and within a few days I was to the point of becoming paralyzed in my legs. I did not get into respiratory failure such as this young lady did, but I wasn't far from it. Luckily I had an excellent primary care doctor who was spot on with an initial diagnosis. I am still in my recovery, as it will take me many months to be able to walk freely, as I am now needing just a cane. And YES, I always had a flu shot...but...not this year, or ever again. I am per mentally exempt from getting another one. Hoping to hear from more people with this disorder. Thank you for doing this story!

    • @dantepraxedis
      @dantepraxedis 2 года назад

      Do you think you got It because of flu shot?? I think it was my case as well.

    • @mamawkay9493
      @mamawkay9493 2 года назад +1

      Hi Emma. I got GBS a few months ago. Thank you for telling your story. I became paralyzed legs and breathing. Just starting to walk with a walker. God bless 🙏😊

  • @susanmcguinness5611
    @susanmcguinness5611 4 года назад +7

    Did she get the job vaccine or the flu vaccine for college or foreign travel? Guillaume barre is one of the adverse reactions listed on vaccines.

  • @lizaj3339
    @lizaj3339 5 лет назад +5

    😭🙏🏼💕✨so happy for her!! What an amazing family & awesome friends

  • @shannonobrien9922
    @shannonobrien9922 5 лет назад +3

    Lucky Girl....her brother saved her life

  • @robeltigabugete4144
    @robeltigabugete4144 5 лет назад +11

    I am happy you made a recovery. Tragically, my father did not survive GBS. He passed away on the third day of being diagnosed with GBS. He was paralysed from neck down and he was on ventilator. The ventilator was extremely uncomfortable and painful for him. I just keep overthinking about how much in pain he was and what was going through his mind.

    • @theresaandrade8261
      @theresaandrade8261 5 лет назад +3

      Oh Robel I am so sorry for your loss. When someone loses their love one it is hard to not overthink and reflect on what pain that person endured nearing death. I wish you blessings and I hope you can find any comfort in knowing that your father is no longer suffering. I'm sure his death was a shock and given the minimal time you had to really understand what was happening to him probably just compounds the sadness you feel now but I want you to know that I'm sure your father knew how hard you were fighting for his survival. God bless you.

    • @susanmcguinness5611
      @susanmcguinness5611 4 года назад

      Sorry for yours and your dad’s loss. Did your dad receive a vaccine?

    • @bezawitmamo1267
      @bezawitmamo1267 3 года назад

      Sorry for your loss bro!!

    • @Tengski73
      @Tengski73 Год назад

      So sorry for the loss of your father..me too had gbs 3mos.ago,,been so grateful to the Lord that he brought back my physical strength although there are times some symptoms reoccur.God bless

  • @BrittKatSlat
    @BrittKatSlat 5 лет назад +11

    No, Megyn, she said she did NOT have anxiety. She said that the doctors were telling her she was just anxious but clearly anxiety wasn’t the culprit! ❤️💕❤️💕❤️

    • @candirockstar135
      @candirockstar135 4 года назад +1

      I'm SURE she had SOME anxiety, anyone would if your body was shutting down, I know Megyn knew what she meant.

  • @charlesdavis7461
    @charlesdavis7461 Год назад +3

    Wow, that is terrific. He diagnosed from his professor . I thought there was a Mayo Clinic near there in Panama I believe. My wife fell to the floor right after telling me she felt like lightening had traveled through her whole body. She got up to go to the bathroom and fell to the floor. I took her immediately to the ER and she had a was diagnosed by a Neurologist by an epidermal test. Thankfully it did not affect her whole body like this young lady. It was her legs and feet. After months of therapy she is still only able to walk with a type of walker with wheels. She is 70 so as we age healing is not as easy. It started in December of 2019, it's now 2022. God Bless her and the Neurologist and may she walk again. God I know you are watching. She is a very strong, brave soul.

  • @oonaellaa
    @oonaellaa 4 года назад +4

    My dad had GBS when he was 18 and he was almost completely paralyzed from the neck down for weeks.

  • @geneluke7815
    @geneluke7815 Год назад

    I was diagnosed with gbs in Oct 2017 and hospitalized for 2 months then rehab for 3 months learning to walk, move, balance stand, basically all motor skills. Numbness in legs continued for several more months. I would say I am 85 percent back but will probably never be fully back but that is great as I know many who have not recovered as well as me. It is a terrible illness that I had never heard of and comes on so very quickly.

  • @gideonmorgan9132
    @gideonmorgan9132 5 лет назад +4

    This is always one of the possibilities they talk about on House MD, like literally whatever the symptoms they're like "maybe Guillain-Barré syndrome?" so it seems it must present in different ways for different people

  • @gwydionknight
    @gwydionknight 5 лет назад +5

    The first doctors told me it was in my head too.

    • @PF-gi9vv
      @PF-gi9vv 4 года назад

      Me too, I saw two different doctors in the UK that told me it was anxiety, I specifically told them over and over it wan't anxiety but they just smiled & would't listen.

  • @maddyboombaddybaddy6532
    @maddyboombaddybaddy6532 4 года назад

    Yay! She is brave.

  • @lastof16
    @lastof16 Год назад +3

    I am 63 yo and I was diagnosed with GBS in 1996. It came upon me very sudden. I went to the ER with symptoms of tingling sensations throughout my body. It started in my feet and worked its way upward. The ER doctors diagnosed me with HBP and sent me home. They prescribed HBP meds and told me to call them if something else happens. Well, two days later I am being wheeled into the ER and see the same doctors. My wife tells them if they had done their job better I wouldn't be in this situation two days later! Well, they ran test and was going to send me home until my wife told them that she would not take me home. They had to keep me there. She gave them the nbr to our family doctor and a few minutes later I was being rushed to the ICU. I was there for two weeks before they diagnosed me with GBS. Once diagnosed they started treating me with IVIG goblins that restored the nervous system. (All total it was a month in ICU, a month in regular room, a month in rehab and a month towards prepping for work). Lots of prayers and working towards getting stronger day by day!!

  • @cierahowell8653
    @cierahowell8653 5 лет назад +20

    Three kids at my school had this from flu shot. It’s more common than people think

  • @susanforney5460
    @susanforney5460 5 лет назад +1

    I can relate. I was diagnosed with a rare disease thrombus thrombocytopenic Purpura at age 35. Only can get it after having a baby or after a virus I never had kids and only a very mild type of virus. My hematologist oncologist was very perplexed and even wrote up a paper and discussed at a conference of physicians. That same year at age 40 my brother contracted the same disorder this young lady contracted but it started from feet on up his body and with treatment cleared up from the top of his body on down. Do not know how he got this unless from a virus gone that his immune system started attacking his body. What are the odds of 2 siblings contracting rare diseases at the same time.

  • @msusann
    @msusann 3 года назад +4

    I went to the ER in April 2020 with full body numbness and I was also told that I just had anxiety. Like Kelly said, I was only anxious because my whole body had gone numb! They did nothing for me and just sent me home even though I couldn't swallow food. I was diagnosed with MS in July.

  • @sharonw.9091
    @sharonw.9091 5 лет назад +5

    My husband went to the doctor on 3/15/13 for an upper respiratory infection. On 3/21 he was admitted to the hospital because his arms and legs weren't functioning properly. He was diagnosed with Gillian Barre Syndrome and woke on 3/22 paralyzed from the neck down. His lungs and esophagus also became paralyzed because of Miller Fisher Varient. He controlled his wheelchair with his head for a year. Now over 5-1/2 years later he is still a quadriplegic. His illness came on fast and furious and unfortunately his nerves were permanently damaged.

    • @sallyshields6553
      @sallyshields6553 5 лет назад +2

      Sharon W. So sorry to hear this.

    • @sharonw.9091
      @sharonw.9091 Год назад

      @@KoalaBeer. The body doesn't go numb, it just fails to work properly. My husband still experienced pain and could feel touch. My husband's immune system went haywire and attacked his peripheral nerves. The myelin coating (much like the outer layer of an electrical wire) was destroyed. His nerves weren't getting messages from his brain so he could move. The myelin coating grows back at only an inch per month and my husband is 6 ft tall.
      In many cases the symptoms progress slowly over weeks and aren't as severe as my husband's. My husband's came on fast and furious in just a few days. My advice is to be thankful each day for your health. If you have a chronic illness, try focusing on what you can do rather than dwelling on what you can't do.

    • @stacey7654
      @stacey7654 11 месяцев назад

      @@sharonw.9091 how old was he?

    • @sharonw.9091
      @sharonw.9091 11 месяцев назад

      @@stacey7654 My husband was 59.

    • @juanangul3337
      @juanangul3337 Месяц назад

      ⁠@@sharonw.9091did he get any small movement back

  • @body2man2000
    @body2man2000 Год назад

    I had it in 2014,paralyzed 3 months,rehab for a year,outpatient

  • @Lommy9999
    @Lommy9999 5 лет назад +18

    I hate it when doctors say you have anxiety when they cannot diagnose or help. Doctors know so little.

    • @giabarrone7422
      @giabarrone7422 5 лет назад

      This was done to me for over a decade. Turns out my "anxiety" was Postural Orthostatic Tachacardia Syndrome (POTS), caused by a severe genetic connective tissue disorder (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome). I got my long fought for diagnosis in just enough time to have the first obligatory EDS heart screening identify an aortic aneurysm that needed open heart surgery the next month. I had seen several cardiologists/neurologists in the years prior to that due to the severe tachacardia and symptoms of autonomic neuropathy and all said I was fine.....minus the "anxiety" causing it. The testing is so simple too, especially when the patient gives you the diagnosis....

  • @chelscidpfighter5980
    @chelscidpfighter5980 2 года назад

    I have the chronic version of GBS which is CIDP, I was completely paralyzed and learned how to walk again. I’ve had it for ten years now and I have Rituxan chemo treatments every six months to keep from being paralyzed again

  • @alexandrabrill4060
    @alexandrabrill4060 5 лет назад +19

    Happened to me after a flu shot. Took 3 weeks to get feeling back in my legs and arms! Scary stuff!

    • @janicescott7338
      @janicescott7338 4 года назад +1

      Alexandra Brill I’ve alway’s been afraid of flu vaccine’s! Was afraid to vaccinate my twin’s thirty seven year’s ago but also afraid not to. So I did but scared bc of the MERCURY in MMR. So glad you survived!

    • @Bella_0303
      @Bella_0303 2 года назад

      Alexandra…Did you get any treatment? Or recovered without any medications?

    • @juliemillwarduk5664
      @juliemillwarduk5664 2 года назад

      Yes the amount of Mercury ( thimersol) in all vaccines is small but it needs to be said that from 1963 to 2021/22 the uptake of jabs from 1/2 to children having as many as 42 jabs in primary years. Surely that's a lot of Mercury. Autism was 1 child in 100,000 now its 1 child in 20. The correlation in the rise of autism spectrum / adhd to jabs. After much research these Facts are covered up from public, pharmaceutical companies are putting profits before health. Mmr was eliminated by 98% in 1963 by good sanitation, injections were introduced for profit. Many truth videos are found on rumble by independent Drs/ scientists/ virologists. Every precious child is worth this research 💯♥️

  • @m.b.3728
    @m.b.3728 Год назад

    Great story

  • @annavrana3259
    @annavrana3259 5 лет назад +2

    Cara- is very lucky that her brother was a pre-med Student. Always have faith and take things one step at a time no matter how big or small the challenge is.

  • @susanforney5460
    @susanforney5460 5 лет назад

    And with my disorder I almost died. My hemaglobin was 5. And my platelet count was 5,000. Fortunately I am a Lpn was working the evening shift at a major hospital and my left side of my body went limp on me I thought I was having a stroke. They whisked me to emergency room and after scans were done getting transfusions. Bone marrow biopsy told that I had the TTP. that is when my doctor told me I was close to death. Makes you take stock in your young life. I agree with the young lady. You take it one day at a time and most importantly have a positive outlook really helps in your recovery. It did mine.

  • @nassya9814
    @nassya9814 Год назад

    What was the treatment though???????

  • @judyellard8191
    @judyellard8191 4 года назад

    My mother at 73 had this very scary she was lucky it was caught early and treated fast she has nerve damage but is fine

  • @MB-ng9ci
    @MB-ng9ci 4 года назад +1

    A friend of mine just had it & she just 27.

  • @alyssahopkins1799
    @alyssahopkins1799 5 лет назад +4

    I owe my life to Barrow Neurological Institute! Whooo U of A! Bear Down!

  • @nicolebrianas9032
    @nicolebrianas9032 Месяц назад

    I was diagnosed with GBS in March last year (2023). It's now almost May 2024 and I am still on the road to recovery. But I am hopeful I will one day be fully recovered! ❤

  • @samkitty5894
    @samkitty5894 10 месяцев назад

    Not a word about what the treatment was. What medication, what procedure.

  • @monkey-trial...6578
    @monkey-trial...6578 4 года назад

    My uncle had this. He was 80 though. I haven’t read about it yet but I’m going to.

  • @carlyhastings627
    @carlyhastings627 4 года назад

    I was diagnosed in 1999 at 5 years old, things probably would have turned out much worse had it not been that my family pediatrician also had it as a child and was able to diagnose me early on

  • @juliesmith8584
    @juliesmith8584 3 года назад

    My brother had GBS in1979 he got it thru having the swine flu it a long time to know what it was, first his feet going up his body. There a lot of elderly and very young kids dying from it. When my brother was in ICU one of us was there 24/7 he could not use his hands the R.N. would say put your light on if you need us he came home, before he could walk again maybe six months later he moved his family to Arkansas by this time he was using crutches

  • @queenof2kings299
    @queenof2kings299 5 лет назад +1

    I just read this story on Google News yesterday

  • @mirandajuliette7480
    @mirandajuliette7480 2 года назад

    I had GBS while pregnant and was put on a Ventalator and was awake for all of it in June 2021

  • @MichaelABerk1
    @MichaelABerk1 Год назад

    What about the people that doesn’t not have a family member as a doctor. I when throughout the same in New York without an diagnosis.

  • @richardmcclendon9077
    @richardmcclendon9077 4 года назад

    Had GBS in 1976/77 at age 34, diagnosed at age 64 with Parkinsons.

  • @sylviaoesterwinter8858
    @sylviaoesterwinter8858 5 лет назад +4

    I had GBS 30 years ago and made a full recovery. I was also told I was hyper ventilating by the first doctor who saw me. He sent me home weak and tingling. Two days later I was in the ICU where I stayed for the next three months. Never did figure out how I got it. No flu shots back then.

    • @sharoltaylor4486
      @sharoltaylor4486 4 года назад +1

      Flu vaccines are not the only vaccine that causes GBS. It would be interesting for you to pull your medical records and see if you did have any vaccines the month you got sick?

    • @merediths.6613
      @merediths.6613 4 года назад

      It’s common after viral infections and from getting the flu itself

    • @bobduncan6517
      @bobduncan6517 3 года назад

      Sharol Taylor CDC and WHO have both determined that almost all childhood vaccines have not been proven to cause Guillain-Barré syndrome. Remember that correlation does not equal causation

    • @sylviaoesterwinter8858
      @sylviaoesterwinter8858 3 года назад

      @@sharoltaylor4486 No vaccine. I had cat scratch fever a couple of earlier so it could have been that.

  • @doriswalsh3929
    @doriswalsh3929 Год назад

    My twin sister has this still recovering

  • @rael.5967
    @rael.5967 5 лет назад

    My eyes vibrate...

  • @Dystopiaworld
    @Dystopiaworld 10 месяцев назад

    It's really not that rare when so many people get this , I have a friend who had it , it was bad one thing i noticed is that as you start recovering , muscles tend to be very weak and there's no control , eventually she overcame that but took a long time ...

  • @nicnaz4723
    @nicnaz4723 2 года назад

    I had gbs 10 years ago unfortunately not fully recover because of bad treatment in my hospital, 5 days Burbank saint Joseph hospital didn’t do anything 5 days at all just giving me morphine. After moving me usla medical center they diagnosed after two hours. Because of 5 days damage go deeper.

  • @isai267
    @isai267 2 года назад

    shes beautiful

  • @BE-bk1tb
    @BE-bk1tb 4 года назад +1

    Scarier to go to a hospital here, with them bills!!

  • @98kk35
    @98kk35 5 лет назад

    My father got this in 2010

  • @jennifern297
    @jennifern297 5 лет назад +1

    Did they ever say what triggered it? I missed it if it they did.

    • @life7777
      @life7777 5 лет назад +2

      Probably vaccines before the trip

  • @caitlinw9371
    @caitlinw9371 5 лет назад

    My mom was diagnosed with GB syndrome: (

  • @tamb7587
    @tamb7587 Год назад

    This just proves that GBS is NOT ALWAYS ascending nor symmetrical.. Glad they both are in medicine maybe they will be able to diagnose people !!

  • @elmajuan2353
    @elmajuan2353 3 года назад +2

    My nephew got struck with GBS two times, at 8 months an at 11 yrs of age.he started walking on his own after a year an two months. An still have weakness on his ankles an wrist. Still today he goes to therapy.

    • @chelscidpfighter5980
      @chelscidpfighter5980 2 года назад

      He might have the chronic version which is CIDP. I first had GBS but then mine progressed into CIDP nine months later. More ivig treatments might improve his weakness. I take Rituxan treatments but IVIG works for others. A neurologist should do another EMG/ Nerve conduction test to determine if it’s CIDP.

  • @siddharth593
    @siddharth593 5 лет назад +2

    i also survived by this rare disease.that was shocking experience for me.in my country ( india) there is no special facility for this disease causes of this starting 4 days no doctor found that it is gbs in this 4 days i was fully effects by this but in few months due to aims doctor and my family support i recovered 100%.

    • @meghamanocha4739
      @meghamanocha4739 Год назад

      Hey ...some of my known is suffering from the same...Which physiotherapist did u refer ??

  • @annazaman9657
    @annazaman9657 3 года назад

    My uncle had this in a third world poor country and they diagnosed it instantly. Wonder why drs in Spain couldn't

  • @rebeccahiggins2369
    @rebeccahiggins2369 2 года назад

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @lesliehobson6750
    @lesliehobson6750 5 лет назад +1

    My daughter got the depo shot, and 3 weeks later, got Guillian Barre.

  • @ken4722
    @ken4722 5 лет назад +15

    I hate how everyone in America assumes people in other countries do not understand English

    • @BB-qh8cm
      @BB-qh8cm 5 лет назад +9

      And I hate how people just assume "all Americans" think the same way lol

    • @rael.5967
      @rael.5967 5 лет назад +2

      Ken you sound really ignorant.

    • @ken4722
      @ken4722 5 лет назад +2

      @@rael.5967 educate me

    • @ReineDeLaSeine14
      @ReineDeLaSeine14 5 лет назад

      Many people do, but many people don’t. I’m bilingual in English and French, and I found many in France and Canada who could understand but not speak English...but some could do neither.

  • @jessicao6758
    @jessicao6758 5 лет назад +1

    What causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome?

    • @GiggleOutfitter
      @GiggleOutfitter 5 лет назад +5

      It’s a side effect of vaccines.

    • @tammygallup4021
      @tammygallup4021 5 лет назад +5

      Many vaccines list it as a side affect. It's a good idea to read these because many other supposedly unexplained symptoms can be answered by reading they inserts

  • @adamkaufman7323
    @adamkaufman7323 3 года назад +1

    Would you consider having your own radio station on Sirius? No more saving face on television

  • @AFRMTY
    @AFRMTY 3 года назад

    I feel bad for her friend, vacay ruined

  • @rebeccamaclean5294
    @rebeccamaclean5294 5 лет назад +15

    Interesting story but I wish she wouldn’t have talked as if Spain was a third world country with a horrible medical system

    • @lindapearson9692
      @lindapearson9692 5 лет назад +1

      becca mac It does something to you when a doctor tells it is in you head. This happen to me. I told my doctor I wish it was in my heard then my stomach wouldn’t hurt. It was a naturopath who diagnosed me.

    • @saimonsays5918
      @saimonsays5918 3 года назад +1

      @Christina Penner exactly but the speaker makes it as if they were not and if it was horrible to be there, it is clear how this woman positions in society (the presenter).

    • @Luis-lg3bp
      @Luis-lg3bp 3 года назад

      @Christina Penner Everyone here gives an air of entitlement

  • @priscillalander5193
    @priscillalander5193 5 лет назад +1

    Wow "someone" was watching over her from above (wink=)

  • @Jorge-pq2bl
    @Jorge-pq2bl 4 года назад

    I'm dominican

  • @apriladams273
    @apriladams273 5 лет назад +2

    My husband has gone through this twice. Luckily, his was caught by the neurologist at NAS Jax. This young lady luckily was helped by her brother. Guillian-Barre syndrome has been around for a very long time but it's not widely known or what causes it. There's also many variant types of it.

  • @giabarrone7422
    @giabarrone7422 5 лет назад +6

    Am I just tired or did the girl say she heard the doctors already discussing a GB diagnosis in the hospital, then the brother sent "a letter" to the hospital with his suspected diagnosis? Is this just terrible reporting of a brother who saved his sister's life from an incompetent medical staff, or is this a story of a girl who went through a terrible illness while her family was just unable to effectively communicate with the doctor regarding her correct diagnosis and care?

    • @maddyboombaddybaddy6532
      @maddyboombaddybaddy6532 4 года назад +1

      Oh no! The medical staff didnt believe it cud be guillan bare and made a nearly fatal mistake by keeping her in icu on modern medicine instead. Her brother shuda known sooner as a medical researcher though. Glad tidings to them and her new lease on a normal life💞

    • @Luis-lg3bp
      @Luis-lg3bp 3 года назад +1

      @@maddyboombaddybaddy6532 In most cases they heal on their own within several weeks. She would have been fine, most likely.

  • @kerinohwithatwist
    @kerinohwithatwist Год назад +1

    GBS isn’t exactly rare. There are so many people on RUclips that had it so did Jenna Jameson. I had a form of it.

  • @dianariley7199
    @dianariley7199 5 лет назад +7

    When she was telling her initial symptoms I thought MS. I have MS as does my uncle. His entire body went numb and that's why I thought MS. My entire body felt as if it was on literal fire. Anyway I am glad she is now capable of walking/talking and hopefully she will be able to continue traveling. Many prayers for her
    I cannot understand what prompted me to watch this because I find Megan ti be a very irritating woman.

    • @AkSonya1010
      @AkSonya1010 5 лет назад +1

      I agree, I thought MS as well, interesting that the symptoms are so similar.

  • @jenniferferguson1517
    @jenniferferguson1517 5 лет назад +1

    The “pre med student” says multiple times and then goes on to talk about have a mask over her face (which is not intubation) and then says she has to be flown home on a mobile ICU because she was intubated , yet in the pic on the helo, no ET time. Hmm

  • @annazaman9657
    @annazaman9657 3 года назад

    Reading the comments shows it's not that rare

  • @mem1701movies
    @mem1701movies 7 месяцев назад

    Be your own advocate...when you can’t talk or move

  • @miltonhow2543
    @miltonhow2543 5 лет назад +7

    Interesting - I had GBS when I was 23 - the 3 things in my favour the Dr's told me when I was in intensive care was I was young, fit and had never smoked. Since then I have had a yearly flu vaccine with no negative results (24 flu vaccines as I am now 47). I believe the risk is worth taking as normally GBS hits when you are unwell - shingles/glandular fever/generally run down etc - the flu vaccine for me keeps me well through the winter months.

    • @mittalinemankinscott5287
      @mittalinemankinscott5287 5 лет назад +3

      My Mama had GBS & was told to never (& was not allowed to be given) have the flu vaccine again. I'm surprised they give it to you.

    • @miltonhow2543
      @miltonhow2543 5 лет назад

      @@mittalinemankinscott5287 It is probably because I live in New Zealand and they dont worry about informing you about the side effects. At this stage I will continue with the vaccines all things considered.

    • @kristiarnold9093
      @kristiarnold9093 5 лет назад +2

      Healthy young adults have dropped dead after getting a flu shot. There is nothing a worth a risk like that.

    • @miltonhow2543
      @miltonhow2543 5 лет назад +1

      @@kristiarnold9093 I am thinking of stopping it now with all these comments. I will at least ask the Dr's

    • @sylviaoesterwinter8858
      @sylviaoesterwinter8858 5 лет назад +2

      You are brave. I am way too scared of having the flu shot after having GBS 30 years ago.

  • @roxannelee8412
    @roxannelee8412 5 лет назад

    My mom died of this in 2016

    • @Lommy9999
      @Lommy9999 5 лет назад +3

      That is terrible. Be strong

    • @roxannelee8412
      @roxannelee8412 5 лет назад

      @@Lommy9999 yeah in Jamaica. it stemmed possible from the zika virus. I'm still traumatised. She got back her mobility but died two days after coming home after a two month hospital stay

    • @Lommy9999
      @Lommy9999 5 лет назад +3

      @@roxannelee8412 So sad. I am sorry to hear this.

  • @theresaandrade8261
    @theresaandrade8261 5 лет назад +4

    Wow this comment section! I had NO idea this was so common. I have never taken the flu shot, ppl think its weird, but I kid you not when I say I have NEVER had the flu...ever.

    • @katiemoehring4945
      @katiemoehring4945 4 года назад +1

      THERESA ANDRADE
      Me either. I’ll recover from the flu. I’m not willing to risk it. I’m not an antivaxer but I don’t f with the flu shot.

    • @merediths.6613
      @merediths.6613 4 года назад

      Your chances of getting it from the actual flu is higher than the vaccine

  • @KaylaPearlCPNinja
    @KaylaPearlCPNinja 5 лет назад

    I live in Phoenix Arizona and I see her to receive Botox injections in my left arm and leg to lower the spasticity of my muscles from having cerebral palsy. My mom also works at Barrows Neurological Institute as a nurse. Dr. Kwasnica is a great doctor.

  • @cplmpcocptcl6306
    @cplmpcocptcl6306 5 лет назад +2

    Mayo Clinic SUCKS! A lot of worthless Doctors. Unfortunately, it is my local hospital. Had I not diagnosed myself I’d be dead. (Addisons). Had to threaten a lawsuit if they wouldn’t test me.

    • @mysteryof7
      @mysteryof7 5 лет назад

      Wow. I thought they were one of the better clinics.

    • @cplmpcocptcl6306
      @cplmpcocptcl6306 5 лет назад

      mysteryof7 I’m still very hostile from my experience. Because of the reputation many of the Dr.s have “God” complex. In the endocrinology clinic, I was mocked and not believed. I “present” well. They wrote in my records=she’s ACTUALLY a Correctional Officer and THINKS she has Adrenal and/or pituitary problems. After 3 days of testing they state “nothing wrong”. I out right ask if they tested my adrenals and was told NO. So rare, you don’t have it. Asked them to sign their refusal, they decided to give me a lab slip. Fast forward 2days, DR calls before 7a. Dr= You need to get back to the hospital immediately. (My Son has RSV n needs to be hospitalized, NOW). So I ask, if I don’t. You can die. I wasn’t leaving my son. I remember stating, so you believe me now... The only thing the MAYO gets from me is curses.

    • @mysteryof7
      @mysteryof7 5 лет назад

      CPL, MP, C/O, CPT CL wow. That was so unfortunate. But it was a blessing that you had the foresight to look into your condition and diagnose yourself before anything tragic took place

  • @georgen9755
    @georgen9755 Год назад

    I only had a passport and the validity expired ......

  • @TallDiana
    @TallDiana 3 года назад

    I’ve been losing the use of my legs over about a week. My arms are getting weak now, too. This should be fun...

  • @traorealou5402
    @traorealou5402 2 года назад

    J'espère que tu vas bien tu écoute de vidéo tu préfères ❤❤❤

  • @sarax4186
    @sarax4186 5 лет назад

    M

  • @DomSamui
    @DomSamui 3 месяца назад

    I’m 11, and have GBS since I was 9. I work hard every day and will get back walking soon

  • @waterwoman901
    @waterwoman901 2 года назад

    My dad died of the same thing! The doctors in the US didn't diagnose it any better. Don't blame it on Spain.

  • @georgen9755
    @georgen9755 Год назад

    Steffi from st Vincent, Brooks facility care provided by accredited , double vision, face paralysed , strange neurological hyperventilating, kara Dunn, tdentist prescriptions all reportedly missing, panic attack , anxiety , engineering school .
    intubated espanol Enrique great singer man ,

  • @Carriehammer718
    @Carriehammer718 5 лет назад +10

    i dont know why i cant stand megyn

  • @BE-bk1tb
    @BE-bk1tb 4 года назад

    Who doesn’t get a passport? Oh yeah, Americans.

  • @StephenKling
    @StephenKling 5 лет назад +1

    Meghan seems like shed be the worst dinner guest ever or neighbor.

  • @senpai-vu6og
    @senpai-vu6og 9 месяцев назад

    sounds more like botulism.

  • @vBlxstz
    @vBlxstz 5 лет назад

    1st beatchs

  • @consandpiracytheorums1563
    @consandpiracytheorums1563 5 лет назад

    I will always hate you. You will always be in debt yo me.

  • @moygarcia118
    @moygarcia118 5 лет назад +2

    STOP GETTING FLU SHOTS PEOPLE PLEASE!

  • @TiMalice2009
    @TiMalice2009 5 лет назад +9

    Meghan is grating.

    • @Suite_annamite
      @Suite_annamite 5 лет назад +1

      She certainly doesn't know how to react to unusual or unpleasant stories.

    • @ChivyDCom
      @ChivyDCom 5 лет назад +1

      She is horrible at interviewing in subjects like this.

    • @brigidmahon352
      @brigidmahon352 5 лет назад +2

      TiMalice2009 I cannot understand why people watch the show when they obviously don’t like her. Surely if she is such a problem to you switch over. That way you needn’t make comments that are of no value

    • @TiMalice2009
      @TiMalice2009 5 лет назад +2

      Brigid Mahon I don’t watch the show. Saw this in you tube and was interested in the topic. I HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY WHAT I WANT.

    • @brigidmahon352
      @brigidmahon352 5 лет назад

      TiMalice2009 yes you do have a right to say what you want. I just don’t see the need for unnecessary negativity when there are so many huge issues in the world