Coping With Bell's PalsyThis section is a place to share stories about Coping With Bell's Palsy Below are entries of those who have already shared their stories. We hope that you find their experiences helpful to your own situation. You may also Help others by sharing your story. To quickly access health information from your website's browser, download I am not suffering but someone I love is… Someone near and dear to me was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy this week. Sadly, he was so embarassed he didn’t even tell me. He came over to visit and I asked him what was wrong with his lip? He looked embarassed and right away I knew; I said “it’s Bell’s palsy?”. Anyway, his smile is distorted and he has crocodile tears out of his left eye. In all honesty, it looks a lot like the “elvis sneer” when he would raise his upper lip. Otherwise he didn’t want to talk much about it. I reassured him that he was still devastatingly handsome. He is on prednisone 20mg 3 times daily. What I am wondering, for reassurance purposes and in case it doesn’t resolve completely, is how noticable are the permanent effects? I am a RN and I know that some people make a complete recovery but I wanted to know how REAL people (outside of a textbook) overcome this situation. I have read the majority of the posts here and found a wealth of information from real people. Thank you all for sharing your stories. Comments
January 2008
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