Coping With Bell's Palsy

August 2007

• What do i tell her at 6??? - by Sonia - (Thu, Aug 30 2007)
  I have 6 yr old twin girls, on friday night i noticed that she had a crooked smile, we took her to a local hospital and were told that she had prob had a reaction to an insect bite and to give her an anti histamine, which made her drowsy. [more..]
• 19 years old with Bells Palsy - by SCL - (Thu, Aug 30 2007)
  Two years ago when I was 19 I started feeling numb in my face and around my ear. I couldn’t feel anything, I couldn’t taste anything and this lasted a day until I couldn’t move the left half of my face. It was then that I worried, due to the fact that I thought I had just pinched a nerve again, and I made my way to see my doctor. [more..]
• My sister - by Tim - (Thu, Aug 30 2007)
  A few days ago my sister was diagnoised with Bell’s. The odd thing is that my cousin also had it about a year ago. When he first told me about the symptoms he made it sound as if it was only a temporary thing, so like a jerk I teased my sister about her palsy. [more..]
• Bells’ palsy at 14 - by Larissa - (Thu, Aug 23 2007)
  I was 14 years old when I woke up one morning with half a face paralyzed. After seeing the doctor etc, it’s confirmed to be bells’ palsy. I was often complimented that i have a pretty smile etc and being unable to smile or blink is really shocking and depressing for me. I remember in the first two weeks, I wake up every morning crying as my life ahead seems a blank for me. [more..]
• My daughter is 4 and has Bell’s Palsy - by Tammi - (Wed, Aug 22 2007)
  My daughter is only 4 and has Bell’s palsy. We woke up one morning 4 1/2 weeks ago and the left side of her face was drooping. At first it looked like her face was really swollen. We brought her into the doctor immediately. I work at a clinic/hospital and they advised me to just wait until clinic hours and bring her in. [more..]
• My “BP” started on 8/28/1999 - by Dee - (Tue, Aug 14 2007)
  I was diagnosed on August 28th 1999 I was told that there were no treatments and it would go away within 4 to 6 weeks. I was o.k. with that. Don’t get me wrong it was HELL but if it was only temporary I could handle this! I consider myself to be a fairly strong person. I was told that one out of every 600 people get this nightmare, and 90% of those heal completely. [more..]
• They say Bell’s palsy doesn’t run in family - by j.g - (Mon, Aug 06 2007)
  I had bell’s palsy when i was 16 years old. The first time i knew that something was wrong was when i went to blow dirt off a video game and i couldnt blow. Well i just shook my head and went to bed. The next morning i went to eat breakfast i kept slobbering and said to my self i must be clumsy today. [more..]
• Too young for Bell’s Palsy! - by Regina Clore - (Wed, Aug 01 2007)
  She’s Only 8!!!!!! Yesterday was something out of a movie.I came home from work to find my 8 year old daughter’s eye blinking rapidly and her having no control of one side of her face.it took everything in me to stay calm for her sake. [more..]
• Limited success with exercises - by CW - (Wed, Aug 01 2007)
  Well, it’s been almost 6 months and I have not recovered from Bell’s Palsy. I have been keeping a daily journal since it happened in February, 2007. I woke up with an ear infection and went to the ER. They diagnosed me as having cellulitis and gave me medication. Three days later I woke up with Bell’s Palsy. [more..]
• Other links to Bell’s Palsy? - by Mrs. Robinson - (Wed, Aug 01 2007)
  I came down with Bell’s Palsy last saturday. I had a sore throat for a couple days only on the left side, and then the left side began to get paralyzed. I went to the Emergency room to rule out a stroke and they said I had Bell’s Palsy. I am 41 years old, 13 weeks pregnant, and my thyroid was severely underactive at the time of onset. [more..]