Shala Pelloni

A few days after the vaccine, I was still having left arm pain, which lasted longer than the first vaccine injection in my right arm. I started to notice a few days later that I was unable to extend my left arm fully when lifting weights while exercising. Over the next few days I noticed some numbness in my left arm, then the numbness started in my left hip. Originally I thought the numbness was related to the injury that would be resolved with my impending hip surgery, but when I complained about the left thigh numbness and tingling to my Orthopedist, he was concerned and ordered hip and back X-rays and MRI and confirmed the issue was not from my hip. He suggested I see a neurologist. After hip surgery the hip healed through physical therapy but the numbness, tingling, and pain had spread to my upper chest, upper back, right arm and right left. The neurologist ordered blood work, MRI of spine and brain and confirmed I had GBS. Over 8 months the symptoms slowly subsided, but I was only left with some numbness and tingling in my left upper thigh once a week. I was back to being healthy for 6 months and then the pain started again, along with numbness, tingling, pain, and anxiety.