Polyradiculitis, otherwise known as a variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), is a very rare disease where the immune system attacks the spinal nerve roots. Fewer than 20,000 a year get this disease, and I was one of them.
It was one day in the early April of 2001. I was a healthy three year old toddler that went from running around and climbing on furniture to not being able to walk. My mom started to notice that I wasn’t walking; but instead I was pulling myself across the floor. I also had not used the bathroom in over 24 hours. So my mom and dad undisputedly decided to make me a doctor’s appointment and brought me to Ireland Army Hospital.
Once I was brought to the hospital, they ran a bunch of tests on me and could not figure out what was wrong with me. The doctors decided sending me and my parents to Kosairs Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Kosairs ended up admitting me to the hospital April 4th, 2001 and started running more tests on me. …show more content…
The doctors gave me an IVIG for five days, which is a blood derivative. They put the derivative in “Charlie.” “Charlie” was the name I gave my Picc Line. A Picc line is something like an IV, but it could left in for extensive periods of time. They also had me on steroids briefly to control the pain.
During my stay in the hospital, my parents would put me in a red wagon and take me up and down the hallways to see the other children and to get out of the room. We would stop at a play area and my parents would read me books. After we finished reading, we would head back to my room. This would continue to go on and on for a couple of
It was one day in the early April of 2001. I was a healthy three year old toddler that went from running around and climbing on furniture to not being able to walk. My mom started to notice that I wasn’t walking; but instead I was pulling myself across the floor. I also had not used the bathroom in over 24 hours. So my mom and dad undisputedly decided to make me a doctor’s appointment and brought me to Ireland Army Hospital.
Once I was brought to the hospital, they ran a bunch of tests on me and could not figure out what was wrong with me. The doctors decided sending me and my parents to Kosairs Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Kosairs ended up admitting me to the hospital April 4th, 2001 and started running more tests on me. …show more content…
The doctors gave me an IVIG for five days, which is a blood derivative. They put the derivative in “Charlie.” “Charlie” was the name I gave my Picc Line. A Picc line is something like an IV, but it could left in for extensive periods of time. They also had me on steroids briefly to control the pain.
During my stay in the hospital, my parents would put me in a red wagon and take me up and down the hallways to see the other children and to get out of the room. We would stop at a play area and my parents would read me books. After we finished reading, we would head back to my room. This would continue to go on and on for a couple of