I am classified as CIDP. I had rapid onset, on a vent for 18 days, but I had 2 relapses, both within 4 months of onset. I was originally dianosed with AIDP and had virtually all of the symptoms of AIDP. They changed the dianosis after the 2nd relapse. I have always questioned the diagnosis of CIDP, but I have been in remission since 2009.

I had some tremendous hallucinations while on the vent and being administered propofol. One of my “dreams” involved being transported to a warehouse in dowtown Rochester Minnesota(I had just been transferred to the Mayo Clinic due to my condition) where a number of us were laying motionless as we listened to a motivational speaker who at the end of his presentation threw thousands of dollars on the floor, while I struggled to grab some of the money. Of course I couldn’t because I could only move my eyelids at the time.