Coping With Bell's Palsy

July 2007

• after i had my baby i had bells palsy - by j miah - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
  after i had my baby, i came home and had bad pain in my neck, but i thought it was my carpal tunnel which i had in my hand and was during my pregnacy [pregnancy]. in the morning i had tingling in the face and pain, i had no taste, but the pain was so bad i had to go to a&e. [more..]
• It started after a “viral infection” - by E>M> - (Sat, Jul 28 2007)
  My 16 yr old son had a viral infection which consisted of a high fever and severe headache for 6 days. After visiting the doctor and the Er ultimately, it passed. We went on vacation 6 days later and noticed he had “sun poisoning”. [more..]
• Scared - by Roberta - (Thu, Jul 26 2007)
  I came to work Monday morning feeling strange. I knew someting was amiss when I could not spit after brushing my teeth. Went to the ladies room at work and saw I couldnot wink. [more..]
• Strike of bad luck - by C.P - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  For a week i had an ear pain which i ignored. And on the morning of my 30th birthday i found the left side of my face all numb. Upon washing my face i found that i couldn’t close my mouth and my eye properly…i became really scared and started crying. My mother immediately took me to the doctor thinking it was a stroke [more..]
• 5 months pregnant and had a ear ache - by Brenna - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
  So I went to the emergency room. The doctor look at me like I was crazy when I told her that my cheek kept twitching, and I had a really bad ear ache. She was asking questions about my pregnancy which seemed odd to me, and then she diagnosed me with swimmer’s ear. [more..]
• There is Hope!!!!!!! Facial Reanimation Surgery - by Lisa - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
  I gave birth to my beautiful baby boy on July 19th 2006. On Sunday July 22nd, I began my journey with Bell’s Palsy. On that day I noticed that my lunch tasted funny and I remarked to my husband that my hormones must be out of whack. I awoke Monday morning to symptoms of what I believed to be a stroke [more..]
• Bells Palsy - by Jaya - (Fri, Jul 13 2007)
  Hello, I am Jaya. One evening I took bath in cold water while it was raining. There was mild cold followed by neck pain for 3 days. But on third day I got up from a nap with having a asymetrical facial look, my left eye was bigger than the right one, I was not able to drink water or tea, even had a difficulty of locking my lips while having food. I was terrified. [more..]
• Still Experiencing Guillaine Barre [Guillain-Barre] - by Mary - (Fri, Jul 13 2007)
  April 27, 2004 should have been a great time in my life. I had been retired for a year and just beginning to enjoy the easier life. With no warning other than a bad night sleep with an ache in the middle of my back that wouldn’t go away about dawn I finally woke my husband and asked him to drive me to the emergency room at our local hospital. [more..]
• East Meets West for a Full Recovery - by Michele - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  Several years ago on Christmas I came down with Bells Palsey. At first I thought it was a stroke. I experienced the tingling around my eye and lips, then the right side of my face went numb. [more..]
• Hang in there Cici - by Erica - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  I cant tell you how many times that exact thing crossed my mind!!! When I first got Bell’s, not being able to smile at my newborn was all I could think about. It still bothers me that I cant give her a genuine smile [more..]