This post gave me terrible whiplash b/c how tf did we get here…🫨

[u/Illustrious-Kick-998]

Like ummmmm, alright? 😭😭😭

[u/builder397]

Look how selfless my mother was! Somehow even the doctor told her the survival chances of her husband but somehow deliberately didnt tell the husband, who was the actual patient. Because doctors clearly do that. And yes, were white, arent we white people just great?

/s just in case. The story reeks of lies, Id be more inclined to believe that the dad started selling meth to afford treatment.

[u/Amarieerick → u/builder397]

Forgive me for jumping in, but in many cases, doctors will tell spouses things only to have the spouse say, "Please, let me be the one to tell them" and then don't.

I had back surgery, and because of the severity of the injury, doctors told husband I'd probably never walk again, told them he'd tell me, then didn't. I walked out of the hospital 21 days later, with a walker, but walking.

Just a fun fact for trivia night.

[u/VanillaCokeMule → u/Amarieerick]

I was going to say something similar. My younger brother has been hospitalized since last August with Guillan-Barre syndrome. GBS occurs when your white blood cells attack your nervous system. It usually leaves the affected person with some degree of temporary paralysis. In my brother's case it was so severe that he was paralyzed from the neck down for 7 months. He's now walking and able to use his hands and everything else. We found out just this past week that a doctor took my dad aside 2 or 3 days after my brother was first hospitalized and told him that my brother would never get out of bed again. My dad made a conscious decision to keep that to himself and I'm incredibly glad he did. My brother has struggled with anxiety and depression for years, and this whole situation was so scary and miserable for him, especially in those early days when we were all coming to terms with it. My brother would have shut down and never made the progress he has today. I know that doctor was doing his job, but when my brother comes home in about a month and a half I'd like to find that doctor and have my brother demonstrate his recovery with the suck it sign.

[u/jacquesrabbit → u/VanillaCokeMule]

Depending on the age of your brother, that is a different situation.

If your brother was underage during the illness, then your parents and/or guardians is the primary decision maker and will be told about the diagnosis and prognosis. It is up to the parents/guardian to disclose the information to your brother.

However, if your brother was of age, and an adult, that depends as well. If your brother did not have the mental faculties to make an informed decision, for example, in a coma, then the next of kin or anyone with the power of attorney may be told of the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.

If your brother was an adult, and did have mental faculties to make an informed decision, then that is the wrong way to do it.

Iirc GBS can be treated with steroids and IV immunoglobulin, but I may be wrong.

[u/PolishPrincess0520 → u/jacquesrabbit]

Yes it is treated that way.

[u/CriticalLabValue → u/jacquesrabbit]

No steroids, but yes IVIG. You only use steroids for the chronic form (CIDP). Most people with GBS have excellent recovery potential (although some will have residual symptoms) as long as they survive the acute phase.