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rediagnosed with Bells Palsy
by: Amy
on Thu, Apr 24 2008
In May of 2004 I was excited because I was going to have a baby girl. On May 16th, I had a c-section and everything seemed normal. The next morning when the doctor came in to check on me he noticed that the right side of my face was droopy and my eye was real watery. At first, they thought I had a stroke so I had to have a series of tests run which included a MRI with contrast. The MRI was fine so the neurologist ruled it as Bells Palsy
It felt nice to know that I didn’t suffer a stroke and hoped that I would recover quickly. I was prescribed Prednisone and eye drops. I also had to wear an eye patch to keep my right eye closed. I could not eat or drink without it dribbling out of my mouth. I had difficulty speaking and it was very frustrating because I felt happy and wanted to smile because of my newborn but I was unable to smile at all.
A couple of weeks went by and I was able to eat and drink properly, but I was still feeling tingly and numb at times. I used facial exercises and that seemed to help. So about 3 weeks ago (end of Mar 2008) when I was having the same symptoms, but with numbness to the whole right side of my body. I was concerned and went to the ER, since I was 24 wks or so pregnant I was immediately admitted to labor and delivery. The doctor just monitored the baby, but did not do any tests. I was discharged and told to limit stress and to walk to help with the pain in my right leg.
Today I went to the Dr. for my prenatal visit and she took one look at me and was very concerned. When I told her my medical history and how long I was experiencing this numbness, she ordered me to go back to the ER and have an MRI. So I went to the ER and they questioned her orders, but they ran the blood tests, ekg and MRI without contrast. (FYI I was told that there were not enough studies done on pregnant woman and MRIs so they had me sign a consent form stating I was aware of the risks. They couldn’t administer the contrast because they do know that that goes through the placenta. That was fine by me as I had contrast the first time and it was not pleasant. Also, please note I was not able to breastfeed because I had contrast after my first child was born.
So as I hoped the MRI came back negative and they ruled Bells Palsy again. So I am proof that you can get it again. I am relieved to know that I can recover from this and this time I can smile. Hopefully the steriods and the eye drops that were prescribed to me will work I will be fine. This condition is annoying, but I am learning to deal with it. I am glad that I was able to find this website and be able to share my story.
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April 2008
- Debbie B. from PA. - by debbie b. - (Tue, Apr 29 2008)
In Aug. 2007 I was diagnosed with bells palsy. I had a headache that went from moderate to severe in 3 days. I noticed that the back of my head felt swollen.
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- 6 days of BP - by Dana - (Fri, Apr 25 2008)
I woke up last Saturday morning to notice that I had no movement in the right side of my face. I was terrified that I was having a stroke
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- rediagnosed with Bells Palsy - by Amy - (Thu, Apr 24 2008)
In May of 2004 I was excited because I was going to have a baby girl. On May 16th, I had a c-section and everything seemed normal.
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- Thank GOD… - by lan'z - (Wed, Apr 23 2008)
hello everyone. I am arlanie.. monday, i went to the dr. because of some difficulties… i couldn’t move the left side of my face…
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- Just My Luck - by Lindsey H. - (Wed, Apr 23 2008)
I woke up Sunday 04/20/08 with a terrible taste on my tongue. Brushing and gargling did nothing to relieve the taste. Monday I woke up and discovered my right side of my face was not working with my left.
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- 8 days with bells palsy - by Tamara W. - (Wed, Apr 23 2008)
I woke up April 15th 2008 with BP.I had not been stressed about anything nor had I been sick at all. I went from perfectly normal to bells palsy overnight.
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- Bells Palsy - by Gayle K. - (Tue, Apr 22 2008)
hello everyone,
I woke up on a saturday morning, just about a week ago not feeling quite right. The first thing I noticed was that my left eye was constantly blinking and my right eye wasn’t blinking at all.
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- Headaches and Facial Paralyses - by Sylvia - (Wed, Apr 16 2008)
On February 12,2001 I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsey within 2 weeks the diognosis changed to bilateral Bell’s palsey. Since that day the diagnosis changes every time I see a new Dr.
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- Dealing with Bells Pasly - by Keisha - (Wed, Apr 16 2008)
My Name is Keisha and i’m a 20 year old, first year college student at State University of New York and Canton College Of Technology. I was Diagnosed with Bells Palsy about 5 years and i still remember the first day when i noticed that i couldn’t eat food right and i was drooling everywhere.
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- Bells Palsy - by Carmen - (Mon, Apr 14 2008)
It didn`t hurt but i could not pucker up to put on my lipstick. gone to dr. gave me med. this is the 8th day nerves jumping a little and alittle sore in jaw line.
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- What in the world is happening? - by Donna - (Mon, Apr 14 2008)
Hi, my name is Donna and I am a 56 year old white female from Nashville, Tennessee.I had went to the dentist for a deep cleaning of my teeth on April 8th.
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- What a Day yesterday!!! - by Robin - (Thu, Apr 10 2008)
Hello everyone, I read all of your stories about Bell’s Palsy, and was relieved to know that I am not alone. I went to ER last night April 8, 2008 and thought I was having a stroke I have had some health problems and this one really scared the pants off me!
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- bells what!!! - by peter - (Fri, Apr 04 2008)
Hello everyone , I woke up on march 20th 2008 with a funny feeling in my neck and left eye.. I really did’n't think much of it until I started brushing my teeth .. when I was ready to rinse my mouth , I couldn’t control my lips correctly and I spit all over my self.
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- Numerous Bells Palsy occurances from Childhood into Adulthood - by EH - (Thu, Apr 03 2008)
First of all, I would like to offer encouragement to all of those experiencing Bells Palsy. It’s a scary situation to wake up to. I am a 27 year old woman that has had a number of Bells Palsy episodes.
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- Dealing with the Bells - by H. - (Wed, Apr 02 2008)
Near the end of June 2002 I went to school to do my final exam. Sitting on the grass in front of the school, a bunch of friends and I were munching on a few donuts. I started to notice bits of food falling out of my mouth.
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- The Shock Factor and What I did! - by John H. - (Wed, Apr 02 2008)
Feb 25, 2008, Lunch time , I notice the sandwhich has no taste, I ask my co-workers how’s the sandwhich taste they are eating , fine is my answer, I figure its me , no problem.
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- Was scared and confused… - by Justin - (Tue, Apr 01 2008)
Friday March 14, 2007 was like any other friday at work, the weekend was coming up and I was excited to go home and relax. There was only one problem, my right eye would not stop watering. I thought I had something in my eye and it just wouldn’t come out.
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