A neurologist.

Doug and I took William to the neurologist on Thursday afternoon, hopeful, but scared. After a patient history, he examined William and found that he has no reflexes in his lower body. He banged on William’s knees until he was crying in pain, but got no response. He told us that he suspected Guillian Barre Syndrome and that William would have to have a spinal tap to confirm it. He told us that while they don’t know a whole lot about what causes GBS, they find that it is most commonly seen after a viral illness, especially an intestinal virus or occasionally after vaccinations. William has not had either of those recently, but there are other triggers. I asked him if he could eliminate Muscular Dystrophy and he said that without a doubt William is not suffering from MS. Whew.