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Originally Posted by PennBF
Years ago I had an employee who got the "Swine Flu" shot and developed GBS from it. He would have seizures, lose control of his kidneys and ultimately fall to the floor and we had to help him and drive him home. By 30 minutes to an hour it was over and he just felt very weak. I only relate this as there was no question he received the GBS from the shot. We have had the shot every few
years and were just discussing if we would have one this year?  |
Your employee did NOT have GBS. GBS is a peripheral nerve disorder producing weakness to in some cases paralysis but does not damage the central nervous system and does not produce seizures. A GBS patient does not have sudden events from which he recovers over an hour only to repeat similar events again. Here is a link to what is the actual presentation of GBS and its typical and atypical outcomes.
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Fact Sheet
So I will go out on a very strong limb in stating that your employee did not get GBS from a flu shot.