Hi, Jupiter…says Tampa

Anonymous
January 9, 2007 at 10:19 pm

Hi, John,
We both started our nightmare journey the first week of September. But mine took a month to peak…thanks to my Huge amount of supplements. I chose to stay at home alone when the hospital sent me home with a broken ankle and I was like a rag doll!!I too had trouble crawling at the beginning so I scooted/dragged my body on my butt. Crawling is good for the brain development. But now I have caluses on my knees. I am amazed that you can get onto a bed. I haven’t been able to do that in three months. I roll my body onto a couch. How do you get onto a bed if you cannot stand?
I have not had Physical therapy since my health insurance doesn’t work up here in Pennsylvania…don’t get GBS when you are out of state! I wondered if not walking or standing would for three months would leave me unable to walk when I am ready. I didn’t push my wanting to work. I figured that if the nerves are damaged and need to repair themselves, then why push it by walking/standing. So I decided to wait. I hope to be walking soon. I wondered if people get permanent damage or residuals from walking too soon. So I am using this second experience with GBS as a science experiment. We’ll see.
Do you happen to know a sergeant in your police force named Mike. He is head of the Police Union…..? I forget his last name…..