What caused a healthy 31-year-old man to suddenly crash to the point that he was close to death? It turned out to be river water.
'My brain was trying to blow up'
In Perry’s case, the doctors treated him with a procedure called plasmapheresis in which the blood is routed to a machine that filters and removes plasma, replacing it with known uninfected plasma. Typically used to treat a variety of critical illnesses, according to the National Institutes of Health, it has proven effective in treating brain and nervous system disorders, including Guillain-Barre syndrome.
He was transferred to the University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute. “They didn’t think I was going to walk again,” Perry said. His brain had sustained damage, similar to that seen in stroke patients, and he had to essentially rewire his brain so it could work again, bypassing the damage. He had to come to terms with the probability that he’d be in a wheelchair the rest of his life.
His treatment, in total, cost about $800,000, he said. Most of it was covered by insurance, but he was still on the hook for $35,000. His sister Jessica set up a“From where I came from to now,” Perry said, “I’m doing really well.”
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