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2nd bout with Bell's 4 years apart

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hope71874
hope71874

I had bell's on my right side 4 years ago leading to diagnosis of lyme disease..30 days intravenous antibiotic..cured (according to the insurance co) now it's back this time on my left! Is this STILL some lyme indication? Or am i predisposed..i've had mild shingles years ago and chicken pox as a kid...

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  • lorna65277
    lorna65277 hope71874

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    Sound's like another bells,i also had shingles and chicken pox years ago,i am now on antiviral meds i take two a day to keep the herpes virus from returning.Dont stress thats the main thing.Know its weird but you become a different person with Bells i turned into a hippy overnight i have to play indian music for my ears its my only relief from tinnitus.Made me very zen.So now i take a different view of life.Its hard losing your face but hey.

    • hope71874
      hope71874 lorna65277

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      Lol.. the funny thing is is when you look at me you could not tell in a million years that there's anything wrong it's just when I talk and how I feel and how I can't really move part of my left side of my face I'm just wanting to know what the underlying problem is and why it would recur and does that mean that my lyme disease is active again...

    • lorna65277
      lorna65277 hope71874

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      sounds like bells,i look normal but there are days when i feel completely blocked and my eye and ear hurts.I feel when the nerves get damaged its a matter of management,some people have a complete recovery others are left with a weakness.Laura Kuenssberg had three bells and shes on telly so i guess if she can do work with a twisted mouth theres still hope for the rest of us.I know bells has changed me and i have to learn to love my new self but its a long and sometmes painful journey...huge sigh.😔

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