Today I am going to scare the fuck out of you again.
There's a peripheral nerve disorder called Guillian-Barre Syndrome, sometimes also referred to as 'French Polio'. What does it do? It paralyzes you from the feet up. Quickly. It can take a few weeks or it can take a few hours, but it starts with numbness of the feet and climbs upward until you're completely paralyzed.
GOOD NEWS: It's rare. Really rare. Just a few thousand cases of Guillian-Barre are diagnosed worldwide every year. Most doctors go their entire careers without ever once encountering it. You won't get it.
BAD NEWS: It's SO RARE that any doctor or emergency room you see once you realize you have a problem won't even think to look for it. Sometimes they haven't even heard of it. They won't think of Guillian-Barre until you're well and truly fucked, like when it gets up to chest level and stops you from breathing.
But don't worry, that tingly feeling in your feet is nothing to worry about.
Probably not.
Most likely no big deal.
Sleep tight.
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