Bell’s Palsy Facial Twitching! So there I was happily working away at my computer when I thought ‘Hold on, my chin feels funny’. As I was working I thought this feels weird so once I finished what I was doing I went to the bathroom and had a look in … Continue reading
Day 164 – Oral Health & Synkinesis Worries I have been thinking about the movement in my right eye and trying to figure out whether it is caused by nerve activity from the bell’s palsy recovery or if I am worry unnecessarily and actually its caused by the tightness in … Continue reading
Symptom Changes, but not all for the better Since the specialist consultation I have been very conscious of the negative changes in my face. Strangely the positive changes seem to have accelerated too – Bell’s Palsy recovery seems to come in fits and starts. The issue is the Synkinesis, and … Continue reading
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 19 and I Ventured to the Pub This turned out to not be the best idea as I didn’t realise how sensitive my hearing still was.
The Curse of Bells Palsy Eye Pain So yesterday I said that my eye had been great from when I got up and it had been pretty good all day. Now I don’t know whether it was just bad luck of because I had been outside and gone to help … 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
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