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I took high doses of Vitamins B12 which apparently is good for nerve protection.
also took low dose steroids and pushed for antiviral (acyclovir). That was 10 years ago, Healed in a few weeks and never came back. Regardless of what horror stories are on the web, I was told most make a full and quick recovery.
also took low dose steroids and pushed for antiviral (acyclovir). That was 10 years ago, Healed in a few weeks and never came back. Regardless of what horror stories are on the web, I was told most make a full and quick recovery.
Update, 3 weeks in.
I now have movement in roughly half my previously paralysed cheek, so I can now do a gentle smile, but can't do a coat hanger grin.
Eating/drinking much easier - no more dribbling which is nice.
And for the very first day, today I realised I can close my right eye on its own, virtually all the way :-)
- until yesterday I could only close it by closing both eyes.
So - improvement - I guess in 2-3 weeks I'll know if there is any mdium/long term damage
I now have movement in roughly half my previously paralysed cheek, so I can now do a gentle smile, but can't do a coat hanger grin.
Eating/drinking much easier - no more dribbling which is nice.
And for the very first day, today I realised I can close my right eye on its own, virtually all the way :-)
- until yesterday I could only close it by closing both eyes.
So - improvement - I guess in 2-3 weeks I'll know if there is any mdium/long term damage
Update: - Realise that I didn't come back to this and provide an update.
In all, it took about 6 weeks to get back to 95-99% movement and control.
By Christmas it felt I was back at 100% (certainly feels that now).
Feels like getting on the steriods within the first 12-18 hours or so of symptoms probably helped.
During the first 3 weeks I was off work (my job is 90% either talking to people, or using computer screens - I couldn't easily do either!
I then did a phased return to work, ramping up by a day or so week over the following 3-4 weeks.
Since then I've been taking a much more conscious effort to look at my own stress levels, what I am doing, and not to 'run myself down so much'. Plus making more effort to do 'some' exercise, whether cycling to work or other things.
OH was pregnant at the time this happened, so life 2 v.young children has been 'busy' and will remain so for a few more years(decades?) I suspect
Anyway - just wanted to give a quick update on where things were.
In all, it took about 6 weeks to get back to 95-99% movement and control.
By Christmas it felt I was back at 100% (certainly feels that now).
Feels like getting on the steriods within the first 12-18 hours or so of symptoms probably helped.
During the first 3 weeks I was off work (my job is 90% either talking to people, or using computer screens - I couldn't easily do either!
I then did a phased return to work, ramping up by a day or so week over the following 3-4 weeks.
Since then I've been taking a much more conscious effort to look at my own stress levels, what I am doing, and not to 'run myself down so much'. Plus making more effort to do 'some' exercise, whether cycling to work or other things.
OH was pregnant at the time this happened, so life 2 v.young children has been 'busy' and will remain so for a few more years(decades?) I suspect
Anyway - just wanted to give a quick update on where things were.
I wasn't given steroids probably because by the time I got to the GP it was too late. Mine was in 1998 and also at a time of high stress levels, and is now 95% resolved. My face muscles atrophied on the affected side, recovered a lot, but still left me with a lop-sided smile and eyelid movement. As a result I am now a miserable sod and never smile, but often seem to wink inappropriately at inopportune moments!
Thread revival. Yesterday I had an ache at the top of my neck behind my ear, and a bit of an ache in my jaw when I was eating. Didn't think anything of it, maybe a toothache and maybe I'd slept funny. Today, my eye kept watering, then I noticed it wasn't closing when I was blinking, and I couldn't scrunch up my face on the same side.
Did the thing you shouldn't and looked up not being able to blink one eye on Google, Bells Palsy came up and the NHS page talks about the call 999 level (can't move one side, face dropped) for a stroke, which I wasn't, and the call 111 level which matched up with me, couldn't blink one eye, watering eye, neck ache behind the ear and jaw ache.
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My GP is part of a chemist down the road from me, I left work tonight and went there before going home. Saw the chemist, told me to go to the GP nextdoor, got seen, diagnosed Bells Palsy, got a prescription for tablets and told to get 'artificial tears' drops from the chemist and bandage tape to close my eye at night. Take the tablets and drops, and check in in 10 days/2 weeks. I asked if it could be anything else, he told me no I hadn't had a stroke.
So here I am now with 10 days of meds and see how it goes. It might be a few weeks like this, more likely a few months before it (hopefully) passes. I'm glad I got it checked, I knew something wasn't right, hopefully it's short term.
Did the thing you shouldn't and looked up not being able to blink one eye on Google, Bells Palsy came up and the NHS page talks about the call 999 level (can't move one side, face dropped) for a stroke, which I wasn't, and the call 111 level which matched up with me, couldn't blink one eye, watering eye, neck ache behind the ear and jaw ache.
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t.My GP is part of a chemist down the road from me, I left work tonight and went there before going home. Saw the chemist, told me to go to the GP nextdoor, got seen, diagnosed Bells Palsy, got a prescription for tablets and told to get 'artificial tears' drops from the chemist and bandage tape to close my eye at night. Take the tablets and drops, and check in in 10 days/2 weeks. I asked if it could be anything else, he told me no I hadn't had a stroke.
So here I am now with 10 days of meds and see how it goes. It might be a few weeks like this, more likely a few months before it (hopefully) passes. I'm glad I got it checked, I knew something wasn't right, hopefully it's short term.
ajprice said:
Thread revival. Yesterday I had an ache at the top of my neck behind my ear, and a bit of an ache in my jaw when I was eating. Didn't think anything of it, maybe a toothache and maybe I'd slept funny. Today, my eye kept watering, then I noticed it wasn't closing when I was blinking, and I couldn't scrunch up my face on the same side.
Did the thing you shouldn't and looked up not being able to blink one eye on Google, Bells Palsy came up and the NHS page talks about the call 999 level (can't move one side, face dropped) for a stroke, which I wasn't, and the call 111 level which matched up with me, couldn't blink one eye, watering eye, neck ache behind the ear and jaw ache.
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My GP is part of a chemist down the road from me, I left work tonight and went there before going home. Saw the chemist, told me to go to the GP nextdoor, got seen, diagnosed Bells Palsy, got a prescription for tablets and told to get 'artificial tears' drops from the chemist and bandage tape to close my eye at night. Take the tablets and drops, and check in in 10 days/2 weeks. I asked if it could be anything else, he told me no I hadn't had a stroke.
So here I am now with 10 days of meds and see how it goes. It might be a few weeks like this, more likely a few months before it (hopefully) passes. I'm glad I got it checked, I knew something wasn't right, hopefully it's short term.
Bells Palsy is a well known effect from the Covid jabs if you've had them fyi.Did the thing you shouldn't and looked up not being able to blink one eye on Google, Bells Palsy came up and the NHS page talks about the call 999 level (can't move one side, face dropped) for a stroke, which I wasn't, and the call 111 level which matched up with me, couldn't blink one eye, watering eye, neck ache behind the ear and jaw ache.
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t.My GP is part of a chemist down the road from me, I left work tonight and went there before going home. Saw the chemist, told me to go to the GP nextdoor, got seen, diagnosed Bells Palsy, got a prescription for tablets and told to get 'artificial tears' drops from the chemist and bandage tape to close my eye at night. Take the tablets and drops, and check in in 10 days/2 weeks. I asked if it could be anything else, he told me no I hadn't had a stroke.
So here I am now with 10 days of meds and see how it goes. It might be a few weeks like this, more likely a few months before it (hopefully) passes. I'm glad I got it checked, I knew something wasn't right, hopefully it's short term.
r3g said:
Bells Palsy is a well known effect from the Covid jabs if you've had them fyi.
13-23 incidences per million I think, vs something like 7-14 normally. You’re also talking something like within 2 months of vaccination (which I’m presuming isn’t the case here).Just to give a little context.
Random Account No6 said:
r3g said:
Bells Palsy is a well known effect from the Covid jabs if you've had them fyi.
13-23 incidences per million I think, vs something like 7-14 normally. You’re also talking something like within 2 months of vaccination (which I’m presuming isn’t the case here).Just to give a little context.
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