Stephen Wright

[Rodan_Krakouer]

In hospital suffering Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Wish him all the best

 

[rota69]

In hospital suffering Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Wish him all the best

Never heard of it can anyone give information?

 

[Julie_L]

Isn't he a comedian?

 

[Rodan_Krakouer]

Never heard of it can anyone give information?

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gbs/gbs.htm

Sounds serious

 

[Rodan_Krakouer]

Isn't he a comedian?

the RFC CEO

 

[Goldust]

Never heard of it can anyone give information?

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, autoimmune, polyradiculoneuropathy affecting the peripheral nervous system, usually triggered by an acute infectious process. There are several types of GBS, but unless otherwise stated, GBS refers to the most common form, acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP). It is frequently severe and usually exhibits as an ascending paralysis noted by weakness in the legs that spreads to the upper limbs and the face along with complete loss of deep tendon reflexes. With prompt treatment with immunoglobulins and supportive care, majority of patients will regain full functional capacity. However, death may occur if severe pulmonary complications and dysautonomia are present.

 

[missionpossible]

My wife had it three years ago.

From a laymans point of view - it can be deadly but it depends on how quick they have caught it. It starts of as though you have had a stoke and you lose movement/coordination down one side of the body, normally moving up from the feet to the arms (but can do the opposite). Within 48 hours you can virtually lose all ability to move the limb. If it spreads to the chest you will have breathing difficulties which result in being in emergency and this is when it is serious.

Recovery time can be a few days to never regaining full recovery. Assuming it does not get to the stage of needing to be on a respirator recovery initially is very rapid but then it tends to flatten out to a slow recovery over a 12 month period. More than likely the patient will have some permanent damage but this in general can not be detected by other people.

Three years later my wife still has uncontolled nerve twitches and loss of strength and fatigues easily but to the uneducated they would think that she is fine. If they spent a lot of time with her they may think she is clumsy because she drops a lot of things (not handy in the kitchen).

I wish Stephen all the best and hope that he has a full and quick recovery. I also have full confidence that he will be able to get back to his normal life in the near future.

 

[itsintheblood]

My wife had it three years ago.

From a laymans point of view - it can be deadly but it depends on how quick they have caught it. It starts of as though you have had a stoke and you lose movement/coordination down one side of the body, normally moving up from the feet to the arms (but can do the opposite). Within 48 hours you can virtually lose all ability to move the limb. If it spreads to the chest you will have breathing difficulties which result in being in emergency and this is when it is serious.

Recovery time can be a few days to never regaining full recovery. Assuming it does not get to the stage of needing to be on a respirator recovery initially is very rapid but then it tends to flatten out to a slow recovery over a 12 month period. More than likely the patient will have some permanent damage but this in general can not be detected by other people.

Three years later my wife still has uncontolled nerve twitches and loss of strength and fatigues easily but to the uneducated they would think that she is fine. If they spent a lot of time with her they may think she is clumsy because she drops a lot of things (not handy in the kitchen).

I wish Stephen all the best and hope that he has a full and quick recovery. I also have full confidence that he will be able to get back to his normal life in the near future.

Holy crap that sound bloody horrible. All the best for your Missus mate.

Hope Stevie is gonna be ok.

 

[True Thylacine]

Best wishes and speedy recovery to Stephen and MI's missus.

 

[missionpossible]

Three years later my wife still has uncontolled nerve twitches and loss of strength and fatigues easily but to the uneducated they would think that she is fine. If they spent a lot of time with her they may think she is clumsy because she drops a lot of things (not handy in the kitchen).

on re reading this it probably sounds worse than it is. My wife is good now (or as good as she is going to get). The nervous twitches is more along the lines of when you are lying in bed and your whole body twitches which she never use to do and I can deliberately make it happen by holding he hand for 5 minutes when in bed. Thankfully she hasn't dropped anything that is hot although about once a week she will fumble something that no one should fumble.

as with a lot of things we think it was a blessing in disguise as we feel that the treatment that she got for that enabled us to have the greatest son one could hope to have.

 

[Heisenberg_]

Tigers CEO contracts rare illness
12:09:42 PM Mon 11 December, 2006
Paul Gough
Sportal for afl.com.au
Steven Wright

Richmond chief executive Steven Wright has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare condition which affects the nervous system.

Wright was admitted to Melbourne's Epworth Hospital last Saturday and immediately began treatment for a condition that affects only one to three people out of every 100,000 a year in Australia, the US and the United Kingdom.

The Tigers released a statement on Monday saying the club was "optimistic" that Wright would be released from hospital in time for Christmas with the club expecting an update on his condition within the next few days.

During Wright's absence, the Tigers' administration and finance manager Michael Stahl will handle all the club's administration matters.

Wright, 41, is a lifelong Richmond supporter who joined the club in the middle of the 2004 season after previously having served as chief executive of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.

During his time at Punt Road, Wright has overseen a turnaround of more than $3 million in the Tigers' finances over the past two years with the club recently having announced a record profit of $948,586 for 2006 on the back of record membership and sponsorship levels as well as the third-highest total attendances in the AFL this season.

While the extent of Wright's condition is not yet known, GBS is a potentially serious condition for which there is no prevention or cure with the disease resolving itself over time.

Early treatment shortens the duration of the illness and some patients are only mildly affected before making a rapid recovery but in some serious cases, sufferers are left with disabilities such as hand weakness or the need for walking aids.

Symptoms of GBS include decreased feeling such as numbness or pins and needles in the feet, hands or face as well as muscle weakness and aches - caused by damage to the nerves - as well as shortness of breath and difficulty swallowing.

The condition can also alter blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature and vision.

In about 60 percent of cases, patients are unable to walk at the height of their illness but the condition is rarely fatal.

The condition usually occurs after a minor viral infection such as a common cold, sore throat or after stomach or intestinal viruses.

The most well-known sufferer of GBS was former Liverpool defender Markus Babbel, who is now playing for Vfb Stuttgart in Germany's premier soccer competition - the Bundesliga.

Babbel missed 15 months with the condition after being diagnosed early in the 2001-02 season while at Liverpool and required a wheelchair at the height of the illness before making a full recovery.

 

[tugga]

Our cricket team dropped 12 catches on Saturday. Perhaps we all have Guillain-Barre Syndrome?

 

[itsintheblood]

on re reading this it probably sounds worse than it is. My wife is good now (or as good as she is going to get). The nervous twitches is more along the lines of when you are lying in bed and your whole body twitches which she never use to do and I can deliberately make it happen by holding he hand for 5 minutes when in bed. Thankfully she hasn't dropped anything that is hot although about once a week she will fumble something that no one should fumble.

as with a lot of things we think it was a blessing in disguise as we feel that the treatment that she got for that enabled us to have the greatest son one could hope to have.

Good luck again MI. Sounds like a terrible thing to have. Amazing just how many different types of illnesses there actually are. This is another one Id never heard of.

 

[Madtiger2006]

lets hope he shakes out of it

 

[Crumden]

Best wishes and speedy recovery to Stephen and MI's missus.

Same from me.

Wright has been one of the best things to happen at the club off the field for a long time. He's been great at getter extra sponsors on board and building the revenue.

 

[mickeytg]

Our cricket team dropped 12 catches on Saturday. Perhaps we all have Guillain-Barre Syndrome?

******** me, if you need a player give me a yell. All your players aren't named Tuffnell are they??

As for Steve, hope he recovers quickly and all the best to his family and any others who have been touched by this disease.

 

[The B]

Oh great...now all we need is coggarules to hit this thread and give us his explanation of the syndrome
Come on cogga rules...gives us an insight into it! Im sure u are capable of typing some doctor jibberish bull ******** with no full stops