|
DAVID — AUSTRALIA
Born September 25, 1995 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not tested Gestational Age: Full term at 38 weeks Age Harmed: 3 weeks of age |
My son was diagnosed with GBS when he was a couple of weeks old. He was floppy and difficult to arouse. His breast feeding was off and slept too long. He was incredibly hot to the touch so I took him to the GP about 5 hrs into him being ill. We were sent to the children's hospital where it took them a couple of hours to determine his diagnosis of GBS and that he had caught it from me during the birthing process. I was shocked and scared. They told me the next 72 hours were up to him for his own survival (he was on meds.) We had our son baptized in the hospital that night.
It was a slow and one foot forward/three steps back type of recovery. We were released from the hospital 5 weeks later completely med free, but had ongoing testings for the following 5 years. My son is now 15 years old and the only lasting effects of the GBS are the scars from surgery (heart central line put in for medication administration as he was severely dehydrated and his veins had collapsed) and his hearing was affected but only to the point where grommets were inserted. We are very lucky to have him. I have had 3 more babies since David and they are fine.
— Cherry Leota, vic, Australia
It was a slow and one foot forward/three steps back type of recovery. We were released from the hospital 5 weeks later completely med free, but had ongoing testings for the following 5 years. My son is now 15 years old and the only lasting effects of the GBS are the scars from surgery (heart central line put in for medication administration as he was severely dehydrated and his veins had collapsed) and his hearing was affected but only to the point where grommets were inserted. We are very lucky to have him. I have had 3 more babies since David and they are fine.
— Cherry Leota, vic, Australia
