Bell's palsy & ramsay hunt syndrome recovery stages . Why Bell's Palsy Happens? My recovery journey is a span of 5 years (so far).
In this video, I talk about my personal experience over the past five years, and hopefully, you will get something out of it.
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Five years ago, I posted this video. I took this the morning after being diagnosed with it-the day before, I was sitting at work with a headache and my eye twitching.
At this point in life, I was an editor for a tv news show in Denver, Colorado. Usually, things would get stressful toward the end of the day as we approached deadlines for air.
I remember it being extra stressful on this day-barely making the deadline. By the end of work, my head was pounding towards the back of my ear. My eye went from a twitch to more of a different type of feeling. Like my eyelid didn't seem to close.
I walked to my car after my shift. I looked in the mirror and noticed my entire face was droopy. My eyelid wasn't closing, and I freaked out. I headed home, unsure what's was going on. Besides the headache and eye, I felt ok for the most part.
As soon as I saw my wife, she said Bell's Palsy. I told her, " OK, let's go to the ER just in case. I had no clue what Bell's even was.
So when the doctor entered the room, the first thing he said to me was Bell's Palsy. Give it ten days, and you're back to normal!
I took steroids for the following ten days, but it didn't get better. It got worse! It got to the point of not being able to brush my teach or drink water.
Looking at myself in the mirror every morning and night was horrible. During the ten days, my eye would become more challenging to close. I ended up taping it for a few nights, but that became too much of a hassle.
After ten days, I wasn't any better. So I sought out extra help and found a doctor specializing in different treatment types. After meeting with her, we broke down a course of action with shock treatment. I didn't have anything else to lose; we did it! I did it once a week for a couple of months.
With returning to work, doing the treatments, and being a father and husband, life got busy again. I learned to live with it and got busy. I learned a new way to smile, which angles to take a photo from and share my story here. All of this, I believe, is what helped me.
Over the past five years, I've seen improvements. Today, some would say that I don't even see it anymore, but I do and always will. It's part of me. I find it so important to share your story because it helps others and helps yourself as well!
So what's your story? I'd love to know what you have done or where you're at in your journey. Comment below, and I'll do my best to get back to you!!
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