I don’t know what causes it….but after 11 months my hands and feet still do.
My right foot feels like I have bunched up socks…A voluteer at my rehab hospital had GBS 6 years ago and still has tingling…..I can deal with that … I can now walk, talk and do without a diaper….Life IS good.
The best!
Al

Do what Jerimy said and and have a piece of……
God’s Cake
Sometimes we wonder, “What did I do to deserve this?” or “Why did God have to do this to me?” Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, “Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.”

“Here, have some cooking oil,” her Mother offers. “Yuck” says her daughter.

“How about a couple raw eggs?” “Gross, Mom!”

“Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?” “Mom, those are all yucky!”

To which the mother replies: “Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.

Whenever you want to talk, He’ll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

I hope you’re day is a “piece of cake”.
Al

Maybe your son needs a piece of…..
God’s Cake
Sometimes we wonder, “What did I do to deserve this?” or “Why did God have to do this to me?” Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, “Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.”

“Here, have some cooking oil,” her Mother offers. “Yuck” says her daughter.

“How about a couple raw eggs?” “Gross, Mom!”

“Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?” “Mom, those are all yucky!”

To which the mother replies: “Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.

Whenever you want to talk, He’ll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

I hope you’re day is a “piece of cake”.
Al

The therapists will have your friend pretty self sufficient before she goes home. She will have to bathe and dress herself, use the toilet, get up and down from a chair, and up and down stairs if necessary; and walk. They will have her strong enough to stand and prepare a simple meal. This may sound impossible, BUT last September I went to acute rehab barely able to sit up on the side of the bed. Within 5 weeks I was able to do the things described, and was discharged. There was still a lot of work to go, with out patient and on my own at home therapy. Progress is agonizingly slow and she needs all the encouragement you can provide. Just don’t do everything for her.
A little story – Occupational Therapy is for dressing, bathing, etc.. I would be scheduled for 7AM and I knew that meant I had to dress myself. My hands didn’t work very well and tingled, very poor grip. Feet had not much feeling other than tingling…so you have to put on those tight medical stockings. Well let me tell you….it took for ev errrrr and produced lots of sweat…and no help from the therapist and I hated it and her.. As time went on it got easier as did walking(you don’t want me to go through that), standing, wheel chairing, walkering, shower chairing……It is important to go to therapy to see what she can do and to learn how to help – the therapy belt is a marvel.
My caregiver was and is my wife(40 years)(This was the for worse part) and she was wonderful and encouraging – you can walk without that walker – yes! I could – and that is the help your friend needs. Not carrying her around and totally pampering. Of course more help will be needed early and you have to learn when and how to back off. Driving or transprtation may be a big issue, the tharapist will teach her how to get in and out of a car, and down the road she may have to be re certfied to drive.
YOU CAN DO IT!
We all here are praying for you and your friend.
Al

I want to tell you don’t be scared…..but you will be and we will be for you.
We will be praying for and thinking of you and hoping for good news.
Peace be with you.
Al

Donna,
The Nuerologist told my wife when she asked how do you get this, “bad luck”. I had mild flu like symptoms for about two weeks prior to “tingling”. I awoke one morning with my feet feeling as if asleep, by the next afternoon I could not walk and was admitted to CCU, two days later – life support.
The theory here was the sooner we stop the progression the sooner you will heal. I had IVIG and Plasmapheresis…….
Nine weeks 2 hospitals, 1 rehab hospital, discharged with walker and out patient therapy. The beginning was Aug 2, 2005. I am now doing everything I did before including golf…..my feet and hands are still tingling and I can’t pucker…but hey I can speak, walk, drive, and go without a diaper. Life is good.
Keep positive. Almost everyone has different rates of progression and recovery.
Al