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Bell's Palsy Update: 1Y & 2Mo: Twitchy eye
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Күн бұрынHey BP Friends! It's time for another update video! This is at week 61, or 1 year & 2 months into my recovery.
My BP eye still twitches quite a bit and the synkinesis is still very noticeable to me, but most people (including my doctors) think that I am improving... some even go as far as to say I'm 100% recovered. Who am I to point out my residuals to non BP sufferers? ;) If they want to think I'm 100% recovered, I say LET THEM! It makes me feel good that my face isn't receiving the opposite reaction: "Oh, too bad you haven't recovered completely!"
PS... If someone says that to you, you have my permission to punch them in the mouth and ask them "Now you know how I feel! Has the paralysis kicked in yet?" JERKS! Don't play that game!
Here's to a healthy, happy future! Residuals and ALL! XOXO
@ghuskia 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for making video on this
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@djPirooz Thanks for the positive compliments! :) I am really happy with my recovery too... I know I'm not 99.9% recovered though ;) Please do not force those facial movements too early... be kind to your injured facial nerve by giving it time to rest!
@angepangmexican 13 жыл бұрын
Hello fit girl! I have been living with bells palsy now for 48 days and it has been a roller coaster ride emotionally so far. I always loved to smile and now I look weird when I do. In the beginning I went for microcurrency, acupuncture, I saw a naturopath, went to a osteopath for cranial sacral therapy now I am thinking about reflexology. I feel like I am grasping at straws here, I just want to get better now! You do inspire me and you give me hope. Thank you thank you thank you!
@njamiso2 13 жыл бұрын
I'm 7 years down the line and i still feel pain in my face at times.... It sucks because at times i don't feel normal. I didn't fully recover but people really don't notice it. The twitching is good, that means your movement is coming back. I always look forward to twitching lol. All i can really do is keep a possitve attitude about it. Goodluck the heeling! I'm so happy for you and your success.
@quiddial 13 жыл бұрын
Hi Jessica, Great videos - it was a great relief to find your upbeat videos on BP. I'm 9 days in and was starting to get very discouraged. Thanks for sharing and encouraging...
@paulhagan29 13 жыл бұрын
im at exactly the same stage as you i am 15 months in ...its seems we have the same miss-wiring my eye contracts wen i pout ,laugh, whistle and other little things in connection with my mouth one of my eyes seems smaller than the other now its really frustrating i no there are exercises to help synkesis but they take along time i also dreaded getting bells palsy again but im happy thanks for the video its reasurring i aint alone take care x
@thedudeintheback9114 Жыл бұрын
appreciate this
@FitGirl15 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope you are doing well!
@Ana21073 13 жыл бұрын
Hi, I know exactly what you are talking about, I too have the same exact twitching and sometimes pain behind my ears. Since Im out 5 yrs I have learned to accept it and deal with it. My eye looks the same as yours and I think its ok. I do try to control my eye by not laughing so hard or squintining my other eye more so I dont look like what I think other people see. I think you have a great attitude!! hang in there, btw I love zumba too
@wyandotterescue 13 жыл бұрын
I will hold off on the tens now I was told to start it right away. I have been going to the chrio since day one and I think it helps too. Thanks for the up date you look good I wish I someday get into the mind set you are in,I let this get me depressed and not wanting to go out of the house much. But my friends are a great help. I am off work for 10 days so maybe the break will help me to not deal with the stress of work. you are what keeps me going and have faith I will recover
@fellini1973691 12 жыл бұрын
your beautiful! I just got bells palsy last week! your a true inspiration!
@FitGirl15 12 жыл бұрын
Awe, thank you!!! I wish you a speedy recovery! Get lots of rest and you'll be fine!
@djPirooz 13 жыл бұрын
you look great .. i say 99.9 % recovery .. :)) very happy for you.. your case WAS worst than mine now i have had it for 10 days.. and i'm trying soooo hard to move my lips and eyelids and eyebrows but watching allllll offf your vids gave me heaps of hopes.
@jnj101 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making these videos... i've been freaked out by BP and you provide a lot of information that makes me feel better.
@FitGirl15 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am glad my videos are helpful to you! Twitching is a great sign of recovery! Sounds like you are well on your way! Good Luck!
@lillithjones993 3 жыл бұрын
My eye lid is twitching at 26 days. So trying to figure out what that meant. Thank you for this video! You are Brave to be posting to the world. Thank you!
@anahata58 12 жыл бұрын
i read somewhere that some lady rubbed kefir on her skin and it helped with the paralysis, now i just have to get myself a kefir grain to make some to see if it actually works. i had it when i was 13 and i'm 41 now. have a bit of wonk eye and a little bit of uneveness in my face.
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@chrouda Yes, you WILL get your face back... I'm glad that my videos are helping you mentally feel secure in that fact! Believe me, I had MANY DAYS that I thought the paralysis would NEVER go away... but look at me know! So much better, maybe not perfect or back to my old self, but definitely at a place that I can LIVE with, without obsessing that people are staring at me and my weird facial movements! XOXO Get plenty of rest!!!
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@Skhan27 Congratulations for your recovery, albeit slow... it was complete! I personally believe there IS a hereditary connection (genetic predisposition) to Bell's Palsy. My mother has had it also. A friend of mine and her sister has had it. A coworker has a father and all his father's brothers have experience it!!! So many signs point to a LINK!
@wyandotterescue 13 жыл бұрын
I did not feel any pain for the first week, it came on the second week it went from my forehead down to my lower neck my vision in my right eye is still a blur,I have been putting tons of drops in due it it drys out fast been to the optometrist they say the vision will clear up when I start to blink. it was hard to find any solid info on BP until I found your videos. Thanks for the up date you look good I wish I someday get into the mind set you are in.
@pksw85 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video I always believe my Bell’s palsy was related to my neck and shoulder i’m almost 2 months in I see some changes but not where I want to be I’m hopeful everything will get back soon thank you so much hope you’re doing well
@TheDreia87 13 жыл бұрын
Glad your still working on the book...... can't wait for it!
@FitGirl15 11 жыл бұрын
My speech was definitely affected, But people could still mostly understand me! But I remember, it was difficult to say certain words (especially if it started with an F, B, V or P) Don't worry, you still have LOTS of recovering to do! Relax, it does improve!
@romevo 13 жыл бұрын
Just share mine: After two days of having BP, I did treatment with a physiotherapist for 4 consecutive days (hot compress, electric pulse and facial exercises). Onwards for 2 times a day, facial exercises, hot compress with a hot compress ball and a portable machine to transmit electric pulse into my face (similar when having facial). Intakes of Prednisolone tablets and Vitamin B-12. Natural tears, chewing gums and sleep eye holder are helpful. After two months or so, I'm fully recoverd :)
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@ctaylo28 Gawd... my exercise video has been a blessing AND a curse!!! Please have your mother STOP trying to move her face right now... she does NOT need to force movement! When her face is ready, she will get her movement back, and then she can work on the strength of the muscles. Please, take this advice! Synkinesis is a very real problem and I DO believe it is caused by stimulating a damaged facial nerve before it has had a chance to start healing on it's own!!!
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@romevo Awesome results! 2 months is a very short time to have BP, congratulations on your speedy recovery!
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@daphnener You are still in the injury stage of the illness. For me, the pain did not appear till day 5, and it kept me awake at night for 3 days! Prednisone is not supposed to make you instantly better... it's an anti-inflammatory medication that is supposed to reduce the swelling, and hopefully make for a faster, fuller recovery. I don't think it really worked for me with my case, though! Let me know when you start to regain muscle movement in the affected side!
@dianasepulveda13 2 жыл бұрын
Is muscle pulling and twitching a healing sign? 🥺
@isabelvasquez4803 Жыл бұрын
Is it? I have the same question! I’m feeling this after 10 days with bells palsy
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@TheJacqueline769 I NEVER used eyedrops... they actually made my eyes DRIER then they already were. I used an eye lubricant called 'Lacri-Lube' 3 times a day and it was a LIFE SAVER. Despite the fact that it obscured my vision in that eye, it definitely saved me from the annoyance of a dry eye! I do not do facial exercises. Maybe I should at this point???
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@njamiso2 I think my recovery is like yours, incomplete yet unnoticeable to others. Interesting to hear that 7 years later, you still experience the pain... how long does yours last for when it appears? Thanks for the comment! Yes, a positive attitude will take you FAR in life :)
@theintheinoo3083 5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for u video,i have been 30 years bp. after seen your video can help me many ways how to message my face
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@daphnener I have had many the pity party for myself, believe me! It's definitely not an easy condition to recover from... but take it from me (a long time healer) that things do get better with time! It will amaze you! Stay strong and keep the faith! If your case is less severe then mine, you might even recover in 1/4 the time!!! You just never know!!! :)
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@quiddial My momma raised a good girl :) I'm so happy my vids helped encourage you through the rough part of BP! Hang in there!!!
@isabelvasquez4803 Жыл бұрын
I have 10 days with Bell’s palsy and on the 10th day my lower eye part has been twitching and also my lip. All form the paralyzed side. Is this normal? Please someone reply I’m so depressed as it is already
@ClitRinger Жыл бұрын
I'm get the same twitching in the same spots but im 3 days in. How is your recovery?
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@sonialuz1975 Don't be scared... the recovery process of Bell's Palsy (for me) often felt like it was going backwards! The pain you feel in your opposite ear will most likely go away with out any warning! Don't jump to conclusions (I would do the same, and just prolonged my case, no doubt!) Did you ever feel like you had a break from the ear pain? In my experience, I only had PAIN for about 5 days... some people (my mother) never experience ANY pain with their bout. Take Care!
@Sophie-kr6us 5 жыл бұрын
FitGirl15 I know that video is 7 years old but maybe you would like the information(if you don’t know already) that a pain behind the ear is actually a sign for a weak meningitis. That’s what I had too when my bells palsy started and they did a lumbal Punction (don’t know the English word) and they saw that not everything was alright in the brainwater. So pain behind ears is never good ! :( now I still struggle from synkinesis. It’s at the starting point right now. Got Bell’s palsy in August and now it’s January :/
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@sal70228 If you observe the left side of my face now... it actually appears that I HAVE had botox, all of my wrinkles (the ones that used to appear when my face was at rest) are GONE! Despite that side of my face NOT having the mobility as my right, it definitely appears YOUNGER then my right side! LOL ..... Leave it to me to find the silver linings of Bell's Palsy :)
@lfhpueblo 11 жыл бұрын
New Research Shows that Bell's Palsy treatment should include both antivirals and cortisone given in combination. This article was to appear in the April 2013 issue of The American Journal of Medicine. I know about 1984 they said the antiviral medications made no difference, but new research to contrary. In USA 20 days of cortisone and at least two weeks antivirals in decreasing dosages, and then if needed repeat cortisone. Had cortisone from hospital 1st, 0 difference, then antiviral helped
@regperron 11 жыл бұрын
Common Bell's Palsy was a breeze. Many cases end in 2 weeks. Mine took 3. It was 2002. I've since subjected myself to riding motorcycles in the winter & have NEVER got another case of BP. To me, it was easier than chicken pox or even a flu..
@ClitRinger Жыл бұрын
This reply made me hopeful!
@gary69100 7 жыл бұрын
Merci Jessica
@FitGirl15 12 жыл бұрын
That's a strange question. No one watches me as I sleep. That's kinda creepy! (And sadly, my husband [at the time] did not take much interest in my condition.)
@chrouda 13 жыл бұрын
:)) u r cute me too I have facilal paralyse , I'm in my 5 month and I have just alil bit improvin ur vid make me more confident and let me forget my pain :) so thnx hunn u r so sweet :)) and u look pretty good :p hope that I will take back my face too :))
@anahata58 12 жыл бұрын
@FitGirl15 yeah it seems weird, i should try to find the link for you, i wouldn't think a product would have anything to do with nerves, like it doesnt go into your body and find the affected nerves and fix them, it seems kinda sketchy. but i want to try it anyway, just in case, even if it's some kind of weird mind thing. lol.
@FitGirl15 12 жыл бұрын
@anahata58 I have never heard of this... sounds weird to me! But who knows, it just might work! BUT....you have to remember that MOST people heal on their own from this, so her rubbing her face with kefir may have just been a coincidence!
@chrouda 13 жыл бұрын
@FitGirl15 everyday I feel worse but when I watch your video, u make me feel better coz sometime when I'm in contact with people or talking with stranger I feel not very confidant and I stress , wanna see people into there faces I can't ^^' but now my face get better, have get back 40% or more of the mine hope that I will get back more :)
@Aphroditeuf16 13 жыл бұрын
@FitGirl15 My grandfather had it!
@lukatoloric418 4 жыл бұрын
Hello my eye staryed to twitch 2 months ago...I have tinnitus and now this if I have something I will be so sad
@krankbt 12 жыл бұрын
Great videos
@lfhpueblo 11 жыл бұрын
Sorry wanted to leave the link to the American Journal of Medicine where this video was found, but youtube made me remove link before posting the aforementioned post.
@TheJacqueline769 13 жыл бұрын
thanks for your video it has been very instrumental for me i was wondering if this was forever i fast forwarded and saw your progress. It has now been a year for me i am pleased with my recovery but i have a ways to go i still do my exercises. My biggest inconvenience is i have to have eyedrops with me if not my eyes dry out and i start looking funny i keep eyedroops everywhere car purse what is your expericnede with eyedrops can you function without please address this issue thanks
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@MrWonkychops Well, as much as I enjoy being a guinea pig... LOL I really don't feel comfortable injecting rat poison into my face!!! (Isn't that what Botox is?) I LIKE myself the way I am... I don't think getting my OLD face back will change anything about my life. It's your choice to do such a thing, and right now, I chose NOT to do it. Sorry.
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@MrWonkychops I have not tried Botox to lessen the effects of my mild synkinesis. Botox scared me more then the paralysis, to be honest! I am trying to embrace my new smile. Have you done any research about Botox? What do YOU think?
@601190567892 13 жыл бұрын
@FitGirl15 Yes it went away and im glad cuz my friends in school would make fun of me :( But im happy for you that yr doing better (:
@ingesumadre 12 жыл бұрын
you look great! i cant move a bit on my right side but serusly the only thing i miss its smiling, and eaing hamburgers whit out biting me haha you look amaizing.
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@daphnener There is no "normal" with Bell's Palsy... everyone gets very unique symptoms. How long ago was your onset? Does it feel like this ALL the time?
@chrouda 13 жыл бұрын
@FitGirl15 now I have the right eye smaller than the left one ^^' it's weird but after my sister send me a pic of a cute bat with a rigtht smal eye , all the time I remeber it I fell good coz it make me smile (very funny ) :) u r athletic I like :) me too I practice sport every day to make my day :p sorry for my english coz I don't speak it well but I try :D hope to see more new vid of u u r so cute lady :) kisssss
@rochelimit55555 11 жыл бұрын
when did the pain when you laugh starts? I'm scared because I haven't develop those (6.5 months BP)
@TheSmall1980 11 жыл бұрын
you're so pretty!!! :)
@deadend2255 6 жыл бұрын
pleace how you recovered what you use
@erg2870 11 жыл бұрын
How badly was your speech affected when you first got BP? I am into day 8 and my face hurts sadly and my speech is still slurred.. sigh
@tatertot1035 8 жыл бұрын
it's been years did u ever fully recover
@FitGirl15 8 жыл бұрын
+tater tot Check out my newest videos and check for yourself! :D
@sherrycarpenter8520 9 жыл бұрын
Twitch eye balls
@FitGirl15 11 жыл бұрын
Carlos, I think neck tension is a normal residual for people who get this... but maybe you are right, maybe it's a sign of a severe case. I am not sure! You will get better soon, stay positive! :)
@anahata58 12 жыл бұрын
@anahata58 sent you a link
@601190567892 13 жыл бұрын
I had it for like 2 months r u okay still ?
@vikas1991vikas 5 жыл бұрын
Have u recovered?
@craigjoseph5334 10 жыл бұрын
Hi, I've have Bell's palsy for over a week and a half now. It's no fun :( but today I'm vision has completely blurred in the side effect with Bell's palsy. I'm worries about my sight, is this normal?
@devinshow5612 7 жыл бұрын
i been having twitching in my bellpalsy side is it a bad sign im 90 percent recoved is been 5 months already
@FitGirl15 7 жыл бұрын
Not a bad sign, at all! Just a sign that the nerve is active and likely about to heal some more! Just relax, and reduce your stress, it should calm down on it's own!
@FitGirl15 13 жыл бұрын
@601190567892 I'm ok, are you ok? ;)
@bonjouryoulee 13 жыл бұрын
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