Day 20 – Little Change so Find More Information There has been little change over the last week now. Yes the eye has improved but there is a lot more going on with a face than just shutting your eye. So I thought on my quest to get more information … Continue reading
Day 15 Update – Short Video of Progress The movement in my right eye lid is now very noticeable, so I thought I would share it via a quick video. There isn’t much progress elsewhere but the thought of being able to shut my properly again is positive enough. I … Continue reading
More progress on shutting my eye It seems that I have made a little more progress on being able to close my right eye over the last couple of days. Although it is still far from shutting completely it is definitely moving in the right direction so to speak. I … Continue reading
Getting on with it! So today has seen no improvement in the situation. At least I got a decent night’s sleep, although I think the steriods woke me early, so my eye has been feeling pretty good all day. Its been a day of really just getting on with it. … Continue reading
Eye Troubles and Lack of Sleep I didn’t sleep at all well last night, perhaps because of the steroids. I was starting to worry about getting through all of my work as I have my own business so sick pay is an irrelevance. With disturbed sleep and getting up before … Continue reading
Physio Visit & Treatment Exercises Today was a good day because I felt like I made significant progress in terms of having direction in may actions to make myself better. I was impressed by the physio who, even though young, said she had loads of experience in treating Bell’s Palsy. … Continue reading
Protecting My Eye from the World Not being able to blink or shut your eye through the power of thought only becomes REALLY important to you when you can’t do it. Over the last few days by right eye had been getting more and more sore so I needed to … Continue reading
Waking up Back at Home Waking up after a good night’s sleep in my own bed was great. It also meant that the reality of the situation was sinking in. The last few days had been all about getting confirmation of the diagnosis, understanding what I needed to do and … Continue reading
Day 1 – Its Bell’s Palsy, not a Stroke What a relief as the night before they were saying in A&E that it was most likely a small stroke caused by a blood clot. Even though the initial CT scan didn’t show a clot that was their diagnosis, but then … Continue reading