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StanleyAteMyNewShoes t1_j7wtt6c wrote

Reply to comment by Hawkwise83 in TIL "pruney fingers" are not caused by your skin swelling from absorbing water. They're actually caused by your nervous system constricting the blood vessels in the skin, causing them to shrink and the skin to fold over them. by OverdriverJC

You, Dear Redditor, are correct! Noticed this after years of observing my wife battle to live with GBS and my reletively new development of Raynaud's. The first time we noticed it was when she came home from the hospital (after 8 months) and got to take her first, full body bath. When I got her out of the tub & was drying her off, we noticed that her feet/toes weren't looking like little prunes. Didn't know why, just so happy she was home I don't recall we questioned it at all.

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zvii t1_j7xb8n4 wrote

How has her battle with GBS been? Can't say I have talked to anyone else who was also diagnosed.

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StanleyAteMyNewShoes t1_j81a1xf wrote

Slow and never-ending. That said, although NO diagnosis of GBS is a walk in the park, her's was pretty damn brutal. We almost lost her on more than one occassion. She has regained a great deal but also deals with daily pain, neuropathy, and a wide range of cognitive, balance, and other issues. There are a couple of on-line support groups she is in contact with. Can't give you guidance on these as she came upon them on her own, and given how much she has regained control over, I try to remain at arms length unless things go off the rails. What's the saying, "although she be small, yet she be mighty"? That's my woman!

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