It started suddenly. Vimal Pedro Patel began feeling unwell, and within 48 hours he was completely paralysed from the neck down. He sat down with us to share his story of recovery and running. Pedro was admitted to intensive care and diagnosed with a particularly severe case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) that left him weak, in pain, and unable to move anything except his eyes. He would spend almost six months in ICU, followed by two months on a ward and a long period of re

I’m a big fan of holidaying in Greece and usually travel solo arranging all elements of my holiday independently. In late September 2023...

The residuals of an acute Inflammatory Neuropathy like GBS, or the ongoing impact of a chronic condition like CIDP, can often mean...

Nigel shares his story of CIDP, goal setting, climbing hills, and the importance of a dream.

We've been sharing weekly stories, old and new, from our supporters trying to highlight the wide impact of Inflammatory Neuropathies....

Thanks to Rowan's mum, Anna, for sharing his story Before Rowan’s diagnosis of CIDP, he was just like any other little boy. He was two...

The newest member of the innovative autoimmune research initiative, Connect Immune Research, is Inflammatory Neuropathies UK....

Kathleen's experience of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) was originally posted on our previous GAIN website. We're bringing some stories...

I'm Kevin, from Kent, and I had Guillain-Barré in 2008. I was paralysed but avoided being put into an induced coma. My recovery was...

Yesterday, NHS England published a new service specification for Adult Neurology Services. Our Chief Executive, Rich Collins, fed back...

We've been talking about Peer Support for GBS, CIDP, MMN, and the other conditions we support at the Inflammatory Neuropathies UK office....

A bit about me – in early 2019, I was about to reach my 51st birthday. As a single working mum of three, I had a busy life, two jobs, six...

Nicole with her youngest girl It feels mad to be writing my Guillain-Barre Syndrome story down as I never thought id do it. I’m a very...

My Guillain Barré Syndrome story started with prostate cancer. In December 2011 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, unfortunately it...

Obviously, the advice from the MHRA is concerning. We would always be worried about any increased risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome for...

So, after much consultation, feedback, and discussion, the government today released its new 10 year plan. Here at Inflammatory...

Inflammatory Neuropathies UK's Chief Executive, Rich Collins, on our rebrand: Well, this is very big news. GAIN is changing its name to...

In our final blog on CIDP, we are going to have a quick look at the variants of CIDP. If you want more information on CIDP then have a...

One of our main jobs here at Inflammatory Neuropathies UK is giving support and advice to people impacted by Inflammatory Neuropathies....

The last few weeks we have been publishing blogs about CIDP , and in this week’s post we are looking at the impact of CIDP.  Impact of...