Technically I realize this is not just a Lucas County issue, however it could have an impact on the November election.
WTOL as linked above has the story which states in part:
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Auditor of State Betty Montgomery is being treated for Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nerves. According to a statement from Montgomery's office, the condition is not life-threatening, but progression of the disorder can be unpredictable. Montgomery is being treated in The Ohio State University Medical Center's intensive care unit.
Yet the prognsis for this disease from the information also linked on the WTOL website:
Guillain-Barré syndrome can be a devastating disorder because of its sudden and unexpected onset. Most people reach the stage of greatest weakness within the first 2 weeks after symptoms appear, and by the third week of the illness 90 percent of all patients are at their weakest. The recovery period may be as little as a few weeks or as long as a few years. About 30 percent of those with Guillain-Barré still have a residual weakness after 3 years. About 3 percent may suffer a relapse of muscle weakness and tingling sensations many years after the initial attack.
While I hope she recovers quickly and does not have any lingering health issues, this could have an impact as to her running for Attorney General.
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I know someone who had Guillain-Barre, and this healthy man was destroyed by the disease.
He was a little overweight when it struck him, but he lost 100 pounds in 6 months. He was reduced from an outgoing, enthusiastic person to an emaciated shell, and it took him 18 months to get back to maybe 80% of his old self.
It sounds like it could be very debilitating. I hope for Betty's sake and her family that she has a quick recovery.
My thoughts and prayers are also with Betty and her family.
I was rushed to ER on 4/24 with all the symptoms of GBS. It came on suddenly and I was paralized in less than five minutes. Fortunately it only lasted about six hours.The doctors called it paresthesia for which I had no symptoms. It is to bad that we have a medical system where patients have to self-diagnose. My neighbor had his first episode last week. When no doctor on staff could diagnose it, an intern passed by and told them what it was. He was on a respirator for a week.
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