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Bell’s Palsy three times
by: ML on Tue, Nov 20 2007
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I have had BP 3 times - when I was 5, 14 and 23 years old. I fully recovered the first 2 times but my eye is still blinking a little slower two years after the last episode. I admit that I often felt uncomfortable being around people, especially as a teenager, and I was asked countless times if I had had a stroke
My advice is to go out from the onset as the symptoms will take weeks to go away and you can’t stay home that long. Friends, family and coworkers may be surprised at first but they get used to it (usually just as the symptoms are going away!) Good luck and hang in there, it’s not forever!


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  • Bell’s Palsy three times - by ML - (Tue, Nov 20 2007)
    I have had BP 3 times - when I was 5, 14 and 23 years old. I fully recovered the first 2 times but my eye is still blinking a little slower two years after the last episode. I admit that I often felt uncomfortable being around people, especially [more..]
  • My bp started with a viral infection 2 - by Erika F - (Mon, Nov 19 2007)
    I had and still have a cough, laryngitis and some mild chest congestion. After nights of not sleeping, i took a visit to my PCP and was told, “you have something viral going on and I recommend you get lots of rest, eat soup and take a hot steamy shower.” [more..]
  • dealing with bells palsy - by Sabrina - (Fri, Nov 16 2007)
    On Sept 23 I noticed that my speech was really bad and that my right eye would not shut or my mouth while I was brushing my teeth. That night I went to the er and come the find out I had bp. It has been 7 weeks now and [more..]
  • What a Surprise - by CT - (Thu, Nov 15 2007)
    On Nov 3, I got a stabbing pain in my left ear and in my left neck. It was really intense and worried me. I thought I had slept wrong. The pain kept coming and going, sometimes in my jaw, very intense. I kept waiting for it to get better. [more..]

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