Exactly a week before I came down with Bell’s Palsy, we all got a flu shot. I normally don’t get a flu shot. We normally take the kids to their pediatrician to get the flu shot, but this year we took them to a different clinic that treats both adults and kids. My excuse that …
Well today is Day 35 with Bell’s Palsy. I have made a lot of improvements within the last couple of weeks. I can blink my eye now. It doesn’t close completely, but it’s a lot better. This week, I had several days where my eye was irritated and dry. I still tape my eye closed …
After 3 weeks, I’m happy to report that my face is showing signs of improvement. On Friday morning, I noticed that I was able to move the corner of my mouth a teeny tiny bit. This is my new smile. I have practiced this smile probably about 500 times over the last few days. No …
Well I wish I had different news, but my Bell’s Palsy symptoms have not really changed much. People keep telling me that I look better but my face is still paralyzed. My pre-planned vacation from work ended a couple days ago and it has been an adjustment sitting at my desk at work all day. …
Day 13 brings no change in my Bell’s Palsy symptoms. I still have no movements in the left side of my face. I still have a lot of issues with my left eye as well. I still feel like my eye gets sore and gritty and uncomfortable by the end of the day. I wear …
Well I have started having problems sleeping at night. It’s very unusual for me to have problems sleeping. But I seem to wake up at about 2:30 am and have a hard time going back to sleep. I think this may be due in part to the steroids that I am taking. In other news, …
My 4th day with Bell’s Palsy happened to be my 35th birthday. That was really difficult to think about – knowing that I was so early into this diagnosis and an unknown time to go. I think that is one thing to at makes Bell’s Palsy so difficult. You just don’t know what to expect …
When I woke up on the 3rd day of my personal experience with Bell’s Palsy, I thought I was super smart. I had worn the tape over my eye for the first night and I thought I would go get in the shower and that would do two things – help keep the water and …