Hi Kevin!
Thought I'd give you a little pick me up! I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy in 1987 and I have recovered 98% of my facial movement! It doesn't have to be a permanent thing,especially if it is induced by a viral infection. Mine was induced by drugs I had to take while pregnant. I went into early labor(7th month) and after about a week of magnesium sulfate, they put me on some other drugs that were oral (tributyline and Phenobarbital to counteract the side effects of severe shaking and muscle spasms) for the next month and a half and once I was off those for about 2 or 3 months, I was finally able to smile again (which I love to do!) There's probably a good chance I had a virus also at the time according to my GP also. Hang in there guy-my prayers are with you!
Jody :) Owner http://www.Fashion4Dolls.com
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HI all, Sorry for this cross posting but I just wanted to update you all on whats going on with me and to THANK all the many people that wrote such kind notes to me, they were and are MUCh appreciated. Well as in my earlier post this week, I went in on Tuesday morning and had the MRI done and because my new doctor was concerned I had had a strke maybe because of the partial facial paralysis I am having and the pain in my right leg. WELL folks I found out it is NOT a stroke but I do have the BELLS Palsey and also a massive viral infection running thru my body which is what caused most of the nerve damage and triggered the BELLs palsey. Now what makes this even a little more serious than it should be is because of my Hiv status and this will compromise my immune system even more than normal, BUT thank god that I have been living with that now for almost 17 years and all my counts are normal almost so I shouldnt be in too much trouble in that area. NOW comes the fun part, My doctor said I should under take therapy to TRY and restore se of the facial movement on the right side and I am gonna use some of the exercises that they have been using for mother in the nursing home for her speech therapy, the director of mothers therapy said those exercises were as good as most of them for what my doctor wants me to do. SO for me things will be SLOW going for awhile but they will be moving FORWARD and Brent and I and my family are trying to maintain a healthy outlook for 2003 which is just around the corner now. I MOST definently plan to continue my doll work albeit at a little slower pace, so to those I have my swaps and who I have to get dolls done for the Convention next august and then want to try and get my entry done for a winter contest thats coming up soon. SO my dear friends I apologise for the length of this post and I want to thank all of you dear people for being here to listen to my troubles. THANK YOU ALL!! TTYS Kevin
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