Has anyone suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome?

My best friend’s husband was diagnosed with this yesterday. He’s in his mid-late 30s, active and (until now) healthy. He went in for an MRI yesterday, was diagnosed and is now on a 3 week hospital stay.

I’ve searched all over the net, and from what I can find, recovery time can be from weeks to years.

I am wondering if anyone here has lived with this kind of recovery period and what it means in terms of living a ‘normal life’, eg. working, socialising etc.

Thanks in advance.