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Report #2872218

Received Nov 12, 2025

HospitalizedER / ED visit
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
56 yrs
State
IL
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Oct 18, 2024
Onset
Oct 21, 2024
Days to onset
3
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (UNKNOWN))UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNK—SYR
FLUXINFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNK—SYR

Symptoms (9)

Blood testCardiac monitoringComputerised tomogramDysstasiaGait inabilityGuillain-Barre syndromeMagnetic resonance imaging spinalMusculoskeletal disorderNerve conduction studies abnormal

Symptom narrative

On 10/18/2024, my husband had the covid and flu shots administered together at a pharmacy (city, state withheld). On 10/21, he developed Gillain-Barre' and was unable to walk, use his hands or stand up straight without hold onto something. After a series of tests, it was determined he had Gillain-Barre'.

Current illness

cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol, Smoker and drinker for over 20 years. Had stopped both for 1.5 years before this incident.

Other medications

trazadone 50mg

Lab data

21-Oct-2025 FULL SPINE MRI, CT SCAN, HEART MONITOR, BLOOD TESTS, NERVE SONDUCTOR TEST, ETC Nerve conductor test identified Gullain-Barre'. He had a serios of tests as the doctors in the ER did not know what the issue was. He had a MRI, CT scan, heart monitor, blood tests, etc. It was the nerve conductor test that allowed the doctors to diagnose him with Gullain-Barre'.