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Guillain-Barre' Syndrome
Hi,
I had unprotected vaginal sex approximately around May 29 (condom broke). On or around June 17, I developed minor chills (like tickling sensations) that lasted about 2 days...then stiff neck/ lower back pain...lasted about 2 days...then tingling sensations in feet/toes/hands/arms....that eventually turned into excrutiating burning sensations all over my body (face, neck, hands, feet, toes, etc). The burnng sensations lasted for about a week. I went to the ER to be examined by a doctor for peripheral neuropathy. He did a neurological examination and strongly suggested that i did NOT have peripheral neuropathy. Here it is a week later, 90% of the sensations are gone, with the exception of minor "icy hot" sensation in my feet occasionally, along with occasional tingling here and there on my body. Is GBS considered to be a part of peripheral neuropathy? Does this sound like HIV-related GBS? Thanks so much. I recently took an HIV test on Friday, but have not gotten the results yet due to the holiday weekend.
I had unprotected vaginal sex approximately around May 29 (condom broke). On or around June 17, I developed minor chills (like tickling sensations) that lasted about 2 days...then stiff neck/ lower back pain...lasted about 2 days...then tingling sensations in feet/toes/hands/arms....that eventually turned into excrutiating burning sensations all over my body (face, neck, hands, feet, toes, etc). The burnng sensations lasted for about a week. I went to the ER to be examined by a doctor for peripheral neuropathy. He did a neurological examination and strongly suggested that i did NOT have peripheral neuropathy. Here it is a week later, 90% of the sensations are gone, with the exception of minor "icy hot" sensation in my feet occasionally, along with occasional tingling here and there on my body. Is GBS considered to be a part of peripheral neuropathy? Does this sound like HIV-related GBS? Thanks so much. I recently took an HIV test on Friday, but have not gotten the results yet due to the holiday weekend.
Hi Teak, what do you think? Does this sound like a mild case of GBS? Any feedback you can provide will be greatly appreciated. I will keep you posted on my results.
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