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I got Bell's Palsy...anybody been through this?

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Chico D:
Hey everybody, I know it's been forever since I've come on here.  How you guys been?  Well I'm still sly, still lovin it.

Problem is, two weeks ago I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy...anybody been through this?  Half my face is paralyzed.  I thought I was having a stroke, but thank God it wasn't that serious.

Something like 50% of people recover completely in a short period of time, another 35% recover within a few months, and the unlucky rest might never recover completely.

I'm very down about this...my life is hard enough and I don't need this....

If anybody is familiar with this, would you say I'm recovering?

My eyes look about even (the affected side's eye is no longer wide open). I can pretty much eat without a problem. I don't slur that much. I can almost close my eye completely on the affected side, however the eyeball still looks up. I can taste food very well. I can drink without a problem. I don't feel any pain.

However, I cannot smile at all. the affected side does not move at all, my smile is still completely crooked. And my eyebrow is frozen in place. It will not move.

Also I jumped on the medications the first day of the symptoms....

StumpyDave:
My nephew had this.
I think it took a couple of months to heal but then it went completely and had no lasting effects.

A well known British motorcylce racer, Chris Walker, suffered from this too:
http://walkerthestalker.talkware.co.uk/
I can remember he looked a bit (how can I put this) down (?) on one side of his face for a while.  He said that one of the worst things was that his eye kept watering because he couldn't blink properly.

Sorry I can't offer constructive advice but it apparently isn't that rare and once you start to recover, it seems that everything can come back quite quick.

Chico D:
I just saw the guys picture, he looks perfectly normal....that is reassuring....

BALDANDRE:
Chico...

BRO, sorry to hear about it...not much "bro-talk" I can give you on this one...

Don't give up hope about regaining the feeling...you don't know about these things...

you're young , a nice looking sly dude and heck WE'VE never seen a smile on ya for that matter ;)..

and you look fine with the serious look...

I know that doesn't help, but just know it probably is worse on the inside than what shows to the world..

You made it through thinning hair at a young age, worried about it and in the end came out on top by goin' SLY...

I know somehow you'll make the best of this!

Hang tough my bald bro! O0 O0 O0

Tyler:
Hey Chico, I'm sorry to hear that you're dealing with this.  We're here for you. 

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