Heart Problems

    • joanalice
      July 17, 2006 at 2:17 pm

      Hi All: I just wanted to ask if any of you were told that the GBS has damaged your autonomic nervous system. I have been told that mine is damaged and shows it by causing variant Angina. I’m now on a Nitro patch and Nitroglycerine when the chest pain is so severe. I had a heart cath & it showed the blood flow stopping during an attack. It is pretty scary beacuse they told me if by the 3rd Nitro I need to get to the hospital because I may not come out of it.

    • Anonymous
      July 17, 2006 at 10:11 pm

      hi joanalice,

      the autonomic nervous sys is part of the pns, so, yes, many of us here have a damaged ans. take care. be well.

      gene gbs 8-99
      in numbers there is strength

    • joanalice
      July 18, 2006 at 1:35 pm

      Thanks Gene. It seems not many have developed this type of problem, at least not many that I have heard about. Thank again.

    • Anonymous
      July 18, 2006 at 5:23 pm

      ‘A number of studies have shown that various levels of autonomic function instability are frequent in GBS sufferers, ranging from severe to mild involvement. The figure has been put at between 65% and 80%.’
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      take care. be well.
      gene gbs 8-99
      in numbers there is strength