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Woke up Sunday morning and found that I could not close my eye properly, the right hand side of my face had dropped and I was having trouble speaking properly. Was convinced I was having a stroke. Was terrified.
Admitted myself to the local A&E where, after rushing me through triage assuming a stroke, eventually confirmed Bells Palsy.
Huge emotional relief at being told the good news, now just need to wait for it to heal.
Have an appointment with the GP later in the week, so lets see what he says.
Not a fun day though.
Admitted myself to the local A&E where, after rushing me through triage assuming a stroke, eventually confirmed Bells Palsy.
Huge emotional relief at being told the good news, now just need to wait for it to heal.
Have an appointment with the GP later in the week, so lets see what he says.
Not a fun day though.
motco said:
I got it in 1998 and I still have vestiges of it today. It will take months to reduce and could leave muscle weakness in your face such that you cannot smile symmetrically. I gather that Sylvester Stallone had it but his was a birth defect. Swift administration of steroids can arrest the symptoms, I'm told, but it's probably already too late, sorry.
I started taking Steroids on Sunday, so fingers crossed.Just thankful it wasn't a stroke to be honest.
HoggyR32 said:
I had this a few months ago. Same sort of thing, woke up feeling like I'd been at the dentist and had a funny feeling mouth. Fortunately I was at work that day so the lads and my boss pretty much forced me to go to the doctor (after having a right good laugh at my expense of course). The doc confirmed it was Bell's palsy, I was s
tting myself! As a fit and healthy 32 year old I wasn't expecting something like this. It didn't help that the doctor couldn't say how long it would last, all she said was that it would get worse before it got better!
Got on to the steroids straight away and 2 weeks later I was absolutely fine. It was a fairly miserable couple of weeks right enough, drinking through a straw on one side of the mouth, no taste, not able to close one eye so whenever I was out in the wind it watered for fun and struggling to sleep due to the dodgy eye.
Dig in mate, take the drugs, let your mates take the piss and before you know it you'll be fine.
Cheers Hoggy.tting myself! As a fit and healthy 32 year old I wasn't expecting something like this. It didn't help that the doctor couldn't say how long it would last, all she said was that it would get worse before it got better! Got on to the steroids straight away and 2 weeks later I was absolutely fine. It was a fairly miserable couple of weeks right enough, drinking through a straw on one side of the mouth, no taste, not able to close one eye so whenever I was out in the wind it watered for fun and struggling to sleep due to the dodgy eye.
Dig in mate, take the drugs, let your mates take the piss and before you know it you'll be fine.
Was on the steroids from day 1, so hoping for a good outcome.
Biggest drawback is not being able to drive top down as it hurts the eyes!
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motco said:
Yes I taped my eye closed every night until I could return to closing naturally. It was 1998 so details are vague I'm afraid. Quite honestly, though, I have never fully recovered and my left side facial muscles are weaker than the right side. If I had been given steroids and possibly anti-virals quickly enough perhaps it would have been different.
By contrast, after a week, I was fully recovered. I think I had to tape my eye shut for a day or so though.Hope all goes well.
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