Hi docs,
First thanks for all the great info, I’ve use several of the templates and attended one of your seminars and it’s all been excellent.
I’m looking for any recommendations you might have for recovery from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (searched the forums and didn’t see any previous questions on it).
Background: previously weighed 183 lbs at 6 ft, 1RM squat around 300, deadlift a little over that and bench around 275 (hadn’t tested my 1RM in a while so those are approximate).
About a month ago I was laid out for a week with the flu. Several days after I recovered from the flu I started to experience muscle weakness in my extremities, it got worse for a couple days so I went to the hospital where they diagnosed me with Guillain-Barré. I stayed there for a course of 5 days of IVIG. I lucked out with symptoms and only had muscle weakness, no loss of sensation, pain or respiratory issues.
On leaving the hospital, I weighed 165 lbs and my strength was drastically reduced. I had to get help from the nurses to open packaged food and couldn’t step up on a curb without something to pull or push myself up with. That was about 2 weeks ago; progress has been fairly steady since then. I’m currently back in the gym barbell training (with very light weights but it’s a starting point) and working with a PT who’s mostly focusing on ankle, feet, hands and wrist work as well as balance drills.
Do you recommend anything different from your normal programming advice for those recovering from nerve damage or Guillain-Barré specifically? Would gaining weight back speed my recovery significantly or is that just up to whatever my own body weight goals are?
Thanks!
Stowe