BELL'S PALSEY -- The Entire LEFT SIDE of my face has NO Feeling

I have never had it, but my kids' stepmom and stepsister both have it. The stepmom's symptoms seem to just stay around. It's like one side of her face barely works. The stepsister's symptoms seemed to go away after two months, but they recur every four or five months. Hopefully it won't last very long for you hon. I'm sorry you're having to deal with that.

My son in law had it. I can't remember how long it took for it to go away. Its been some years ago and he's the only person I've known with it. I can relate to the bad following the good. Seems to be the norm.

wow so sorry and I have never heard of this. must be very rare. and all from a virus or canker sore???

can't say i've had.doesn't sound like fun though. my grandmother used to say you could get that from sleeping near a draft all night (like a fan).guess that was another old wives' tale.(tho it did sound silly to me)

I have never had this but a girlfriend of mine used to yell at me for sleeping with a fan near my face. Apparently, a friend of hers woke up just as you had, and her doctor supposedly said it was because of the fan, that caused her bell's palsy. I later found out that it has something to do with a herpes simplex virus, the one that causes cold sores. They don't know 100% that that is the cause but it does happen to be the biggest link between all of the patients tested. Take Advil or another NSAID to ease the inflammation, and do the facial exercises. Most cases last anywhere from 5 days to 3 weeks, the latter being more severe. Hope you get to feeling better. Good Luck to you!

Everything will be alright, Cookie, just have faith and go patiently with the medications. I'll pray for your recovery and for that immediate pretty smiles.

It seems like when things are going good we have to suffer something. My grandmother had Bell's Palsey years ago. I don't recall how long it lasted but I do remember how scared she was that it was a stroke. I hope that it won't interfere with your trip.

I have a few relatives who have had that. All I know was that it was terribly incovenient, a hindrance, and one of the most uncomfortable situations they ever had in their lives. I really don't know how long my two relatives had it. I think of of them had it a month, but I'm not sure about the other.

It has not happened to me. But you can take this to heart. There is a local tv reporter in Houston who had it and was off the air a little while. He has recovered and is as good as new and feisty as ever. He's the "undercover" watchdog type reporter so he's in the public eye a lot. So take heart, you will be ok. It'll take a while but it won't be forever.

hi cookiecrumbles sorry to hear that that happened to you just as your son won that awesome trip for two.but Bells Palsey is not supposed to last more than a month at the most, Ihave had friends who had it, and it took about a month to six weeks.but just think you could have got that darned viral shingles and that sucker lasted me all last summer, little blisters that stung like little electric shocks going through your tummy, was I ever glad to be over that. these viral things are the pits.hope yours gets over really guick and you get back that pretty smile again. And to on the cheer up side, the other kind of palsy affects your walking and one poor man here in the retirement center has it so bad he shakes and has to stop take two or three steps then shake and then walk again.but he is a very sweet man.so sorry for him.

I try to keep myself in good physical shape. I don't want to wake up feeling kinda crummy one morning, sneeze, then have my spin fall apart and my brain stem detach all of the sudden. It could happen you know. I bed a doctor would tell me that there was a one and four trillion chance of it happening each and every year. I'm not sure if that's true, but I don't want to test the odds like that. I'm starting to do a little casual reading. I feel it's a much better way to pass time than channel surfing and complaining about low quality television shows that pop up on every channel. I may have to look into reading medical books pretty soon. I had no idea a sore could cause that much trouble. My thirst for knowledge has increased tenfold after reading about your unfortunate situation. I wish you a speedy recovery.

This happened to my daughter when she was in her early 20's. She wroke up one morning with her face on one side down and her eye tearing. She went to the doctors they said it was Bell's Palsey. We believed it came from sleeping in a very cold room. She had the air conditioning on all night and was to lazy to wake up and shut it off. She was sleeping right under it. I still don't really know if that was what caused it because the doctors say it comes from a viral infection. Her bell's palsey lasted about 2 weeks only. Thank God. It was scary for all of us especially for her. She was afraid her face was going to stay like that. Good luck to you and think positive that will help in the healing process.

Hope I never do although I am at risk, being a diabetic.

Hm.. nice sharing friend. But I don't have the same experiences just like you for now. But, after I read it, that's maybe your first experiences. Looking for more experiences from you.

I did, it lasted about 3 weeks but started getting better in 2 weeks. It does feel very strange. One reason your eye is watering, is because you cannot blink. You may want to wear a pair of glasses or sunglasses, to help.

I am so sorry, that had to happen to you. I pray that it does go away soon, leaving you in perfect health. I have never know what Bells Palsey was before. I do hope you get better soon.

My mom had it once. It didn't take too long for it to get back to normal, I can't remember for certain though. That was years ago and she hasn't had a problem since. Good luck, hope it all works out.

Hi cookie, I am so, so so sorry to hear this, I hope it won't last long, I haven't heard anything like before and you still have a pretty smile I'm sure, take care hun. Tamara

i'm really sorry for your misfortune. i have a friend who had this when she was pregnant but it did go away. i just forgot how long she had it. but then again, you still have a lot of blessings .

I really pity people like you to have suffered illness like Bell's palsey. I have not nor any member of my clan suffered this disease. I advice you to consult the internet where you can gather enough info for your early recovery besides consulting your doctor. I'll pray to Almighty God for your early recovery.