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Diagnosed with Bell's Palsy

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john89138
john89138

Was sipping coffee through a straw when I realized I was feeling loss of feeling on my left side of face. It came out of nowhere. I'm 46 yrs old and in decent shape.

I went immediately to the hospital in Ft Myers, FL and was seen and diagnosed within 2 mins. ER Dr was amazing and staff of 5 in case I was stroking out.

Had cold few weeks ago which may be contributing factor. Mine appears to be mild case with all symptoms, drooping eye, loss of smile, watery eyes which is the worse .

Dr said being treated right.away is good start to rercovery. Was given prednisone steroids and Valtrex which is used for herpes which scared me. Dr assured that wasn't the case but medicine has same use to fight viral infection.

This is scary for me and reading others stories gives me hope that time and patience will lead to a recovery. Was given 7 days of viral meds and 5 days of steroids. Eye watering seems to be the worst. Eating and drinking are difficult. We take normal things for granted. I'm single and date casual so now this has affected me mentally. Friends say they can tell but nothing too drastic. I'm scared and hope I regain control of my left side.

Anyone with stories of hope or insight to recovery please respond.

John

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  • ina11644
    ina11644 john89138

    Posted

    Hi..I had BP this summer that lasted 3 weeks. What I didn't know was that it had been caused by Lymes ....get a blood test to be sure. If you catch it early its very easily treatable with antibiotics

  • sharon24495
    sharon24495 john89138

    Posted

    Ina is right.  I was tested for Lymes but it was negative, but it is possible.
    • alexis02700
      alexis02700 sharon24495

      Posted

      I was also tested for Lyme disease. Tested negative. I’ve come to the conclusion mine was stress related. First time was an extremely stressful time in my life. Second was two days after dental surgery. Though I was not stressed I believe it was the physical trauma
    • sharon24495
      sharon24495 alexis02700

      Posted

      I agree, seems like many people report the same thing.  I was in a cold wind and had ear pain for 2 days then the BP.
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