Does this sound like GBS?

Hi everyone. So glad to have a place to turn to…I feel so alone. I began have numbness in my hands and feet about 2 months ago. It continued to get worse and I would get waves of numbness up my whole body. My family doc did all kinds of blood tests- all normal. She referred me to a neurologist who told me everything was normal. Fortunately, my fam doc believed me and consulted with a neurologist friend and they ordered an emg/nct. My nerve conduction test was abnormal indicating what he thought was a “subacute” GBS. The physiologist who did the test, said it was likely that the worst was over and I was lucky not to have gotten any worse. He send my results to the neurologist. At my follow-up with the new neuro, she recommended a spinal tap to see if there was an elevated protien level. She also is concerned that it may be Charcot Marie Tooth syndrome because I have high arches in my feet. My feet have always had high arches and there is no one in my family with any history of this.

During the last 3 weeks, I have had 2 or 3 days of feeling much better followed by 3-4 days of numbness/vibrations and it feels like my toes are swollen sometimes. I feel very weak but am able to walk and have had no problems tripping, stumbling, etc.

Neuro doesn’t think it is MS because MRI was normal.

Questions: Does this sound like GBS to you? How long does it take to get results of spinal fluid? Have you heard of slow onset/mild GBS?

Pk

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