Poor T'leese! She has been complaining about having leg pains and a bad cold. We took her to the doctor. She was diagnosed with pneumonia and her lungs were so constricted that the doctor could not hear her breathing. He pounded on her to see if he could hear more. Then with a worried look he decided that she needed a breathing treatment there in the office. After the treatment he listened to her lungs again. He said it sounded pretty good on the top part of her lungs but the bottom was still tight. We had to go buy a nebulizer and pick up a new inhaler and two other medications. After 10 days she finished up the medications and 3 days later began to experience a numbness in her lips and cheek. She waited an additional 2 days to inform us of the numbness. Yet it was a Saturday and doctors offices in are closed. We said we would have to wait until Monday. Sunday she again complained that her legs hurt but felt numb (we believed that the pain was related to growing 1&1/2 inches in a month or two). Her face didn't look right. Her left eye looked swollen and droopy. Her whole left side of her face was numb and we could see it. She had no facial expression on her left side but her right side appeared normal. Monday could not come fast enough. We went to the doctors and he was worried about all her symptoms (numb face, droopy eye, cheek pain, numb but painful lower legs, and beginning to be weak). He ordered some blood work and sent us over to get an MRI.... Tuesday we were back in the office where we were told that the MRI revealed that she has a really bad (every sinus cavity infected) sinusitis and mastoiditis (ear infection) and bells-paulsey (don't know if the spelling is right). We began having a shot daily of Roscefen and on Wednesday they gave her an IV to help with the dehydration. Sunday was her 6th shot and Monday we were back in the office. Leesy had began to improve from her neck up but seemed to be weaker from the neck down. Simple things like stepping onto a 6 inch step and standing up became difficult a in some cases it was impossible without help. She even would loose her balance doing simple things and would collapse to the floor (giving the floor a hug is what she would say). The doctor said the bells-paulsey explains the numbness of the face but not the numbness of the legs or the weakness. He then called Dr Hinkley (ear nose and throat specialist) and got her an appointment for the same day.
Dr Hinkley looked her over, checked the MRI, and did a few tests he decided to get her on 2 nasal sprays to help with the sinusitis but he said that he believed we needed a neurologist to better diagnose her (he did believe that she could have guillain-barre syndrome). He then called Dr Garland and we got an appointment for Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday, Dr Garland ran a bunch of nerve tests confirmed Dr Hinkley suspicion that she did have guillain-barre syndrome. We were sent up to the hospital where we can receive the treatment she needs.
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