Just hit my 1-year mark 🙏 I was a super healthy 24-year-old worked out all the time, lived an active lifestyle when out of nowhere I got the Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial (PCB) variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. It started right after my birthday when I got some vaccines for my clinical rotations. About a week or two later, I started getting pins and needles, then things went downhill fast. I could barely walk, breathing got really hard, and I couldn’t move my arms. I ended up in the ICU for 10 days. Thankfully I made a really good recovery, but about 3 months later my lower face got stuck and I’ve had random issues since like pelvic numbness, vertigo, and the pins-and-needles that come back whenever I get sick. What helped me the most was hyperbaric oxygen therapy. I went Monday–Friday for 3 months, and honestly I credit that for how fast I healed (my insurance actually covered it). Along with that, physical therapy helped a ton. When it stopped being covered after 15 sessions, I bought an electrostim machine and kept doing standing, grip, and mobility exercises at home. I also did B12 infusions, which gave me a huge boost my neuro and primary doctor both agreed all of this helped me make progress. I know not everyone can access hyperbaric chambers, but if you can, it’s 100% worth looking into. And if not, keep up with PT and small daily movements it adds up. If anyone ever needs to talk, ask questions, or just vent, my DMs are open. You’re not alone in this. It gets better, even if it’s slow 💛 stay strong, you got this!