Bell's palsy for 2 months now... am I recovering?

Hi Donna, I wanted to ask when you were recovering what were things you noticed going on? I'm getting some twitching everyday which I hope means it's healing.. and also when I try to smile on that side my cheek will twitch like it's trying to work but it's too weak. Idk if that is a good thing or what. Also he inside of my left nostril Has been itchy and j read somewhere that means healing too?

Angel, yes all the twitching drove me crazy. But I assumed it meant healing, I still have numbness in my eyebrow although I'm able to move everything, I still have loud noises like barking dog close by hurts my ear, I a approaching 4 years this July, it took me a dam. Good 45 days to see real improvement I constantly did facial excersies I had facial massages often actually full body massages just to relax my body and only I am able to tell I had BP. When I take pictures Icanswe the difference in my smile . But all this time and I still have systoms , thankfully not noticeable, good luck hope you heal quick . Donna

I also had BP four years ago this March.  I feel people giving me a second look or staring as I walk by.  My friends tell me I look normal but I think they are just being kind.  I can't smile right and my eye is smaller.  Do you still massage your cheek?  A Dr. I met in the ER when my husband was a patient  told me to keep massaging.     

Hello.everyone, 2 week n for me. An I'm sure stress bought it on I was under a lot of stress this is very debilitating and I'm very worried that I won't smile again ever or move my eye can anybody tell me if y'all had bad foot pain before this occurred my feet were hurting so bad and we're real hot and they're doing it now as I'm trying to recover they say that is a sign of it I was just wondering if anybody had experience that it went on for about three months I didn't know what it was until I was here by myself and thought I had a stroke because everything started tasting weird and my left side drooped and I have all the same symptoms y'all do I don't know what else to do but use a vibrator tool for my face and take vitamins and pray I have trouble eating I'm biting my lips

Hi.. ive been there. I recover for a month. 1st to 2nd week still the same but at the 3rd week miracle happen.. i can smile abit n move my eyebrow abit.. keep on twitchin my eyes. Doc prescribed me nerves,inflammation & theres one more i cant remember.. n i recover for a month. Doc said jus need to b patience n it will heal.. doc said some heal more then few months 

The best advice I could give is warm compresses. The gel hot/cold packs work well. I used them all day long. I took B vitamins and tried acupuncture as well. During acupuncture sessions especially with electrosis I could feel my face move again but it was only temporary.

I can’t say anything of these things  cured it but the warm compresses and acupuncture really helped relax me. 

I just recovered from my second round of bells palsy. Everything I've read said the second time around it lasts much longer. The second time around was certainly worse. Pain and symptoms. Definitely got worse before it got better. I tried everything. Hot compresses, acupuncture, face massages etc. I did 3 rounds of acupuncture and during one session they did cupping on my neck. It was painful but during and after every session I felt movement but it did not last. I had complete paralysis of the left side so I couldnt close my eye or speak properly. I would hold my cheek up to sound normal. Miraculousy a little after two weeks I went from 0% improvement to 80% improvement within a weekends time. I'd say by 3.5 weeks I was 95%+ healed. Its now been two months. My affected side is still sore on my cheeks. Possible damage from constantly holding it when I talked? I have no idea. Also the affected side seems to be overcompensating now. I notice when I yawn that the affected eye will squint more, not sure why.

My first round of bells palsy only lasted two weeks with partial paralysis so I was very scared when it came around a second time. 

Hi lili! I am 4 months into Bell's palsy and my face is slowly getting better! I can smile now even though my smile is a little crooked I'm glad I can. There's still some things I can't do, like flare my left nostril, or close my eye all the way still. And I'm actually getting synkinesis which sucks but right now it's not too bad and I hope it doesn't get any worse. When I raise my eyebrows my Cheek goes up also making it look like I'm smiling on that side. But I'm just glad my face is actually coming back because it took so long! I know I'm still recovering but it's not that noticeable that I have it anymore unless I laugh really hard. Just hang in there. I prayed my face would come back at 3 to 4 weeks to but it unfortunately didn't. It will come back just try not to stress and make sure you sleep when your tired.

I'm so glad you fully recovered!! I'm still recovering and actually getting some synkinesis which is scary but it isn't to bad right now. I can move way more on that side and can smile even though my smile is a little bit crooked. You wouldn't notice I have Bell's palsy only if I pointed it out now. (Or if you watch me blink because my eye still doesn't close all the way). I know im still recovering and it's going to be a little longer for me... how would you say your recovery is? Do you have any synkinesis?

I had a lot of nerve pain during the second episode and I can still feel pain in my cheek, now 8 months later. It is very mild though like when you have a bruise that’s nearly healed.

Doctors said there’s only a 3% chance I’ll get it a third time so my fingers will be crossed! I’ve heard a few people have gotten it while pregnant. I would be mortified if it happened again when I decide to have children.