"I was never fully paralysed, I still had some movement in my hips but not enough to even roll over in bed with." The father of two daughters, Elise, now seven, and Eva, three, said: "I was worried about my breathing, I could tell I wasn't breathing strongly. It happens when a weakened immune system starts to attack its own nerve cells, damaging them.ĭavid was admitted to hospital in early January 2017 and put into intensive care after his breathing became compromised.
He was just back at work in December having moved to Lincoln that same month, when over Christmas the numbness and tingling started.Ī week later he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare and serious condition which can lead to life-long problems. The food poisoning and following painful stomach bug meant his immune system was compromised. This lasted a week and led to David suffering from painful gastroenteritis for two months. Imagine looking at your body and trying to make it move and it doesn't."ĭavid Miller with daughters Elise, 7, and Eva, 3 (Image: David Miller / SWNS)ĭavid suspects that it all stems from the food poisoning he believes he contracted after eating the chicken curry. It works its way from the extremities through your core and can stop your breathing. It was a steep decline, I went from having tingling and pins and needles in my hands and feet to needing a wheelchair to get into hospital a week later. Obviously we didn't go back to that restaurant again. His recovery has been so miraculous, David is now preparing to run his first marathon after the incident.ĭavid said: "It was pretty scary. He first fell ill in 2016 but has now chosen to speak about his six-year recuperation. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, caused when the immune system is low. This led to near-full paralysis where he couldn't roll over in bed, needed a wheelchair to get around and spent two and a half months in hospital. David, a super-fit cyclist, then started feeling tingling in his hands and feet two months later. The web contractor, from London but now based in Lincolnshire, then suffered from a stomach bug caused by the curry for two months. READ MORE: Warning to anyone who takes paracetamol regularly He stopped being able to breathe properly and couldn't walk or see clearly and was left in pain for months. The 43-year-old was quickly struck down with severe food poisoning and then developed an auto-immune disorder that caused him to lose the use of his limbs. A dad has told how he was left paralysed after eating a curry from his favourite Indian takeaway.ĭavid Miller said he almost died after tucking into his regular order, a chicken Bhuna.
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