I had a scare!
Spent Saturday out on the farm… my Dad was doin’ some fencing for some cows we’re fixin’ to put on the farm. I also spent a lot of time with Cosmo and just enjoyed the day with my husband and kids.
Then, suddenly something happened. I went to whistle at Cosmo and couldn’t… I noticed my eye was not “normal”… My left side of my face went numb and stopped ‘working’… my first thought was stoke.
I went inside my brother’s (nearest home to me) and he thought maybe I was too hot and needed to cool off… my left eye stopped blinking and my left side of my mouth wouldn’t work - I was just limp on one side of my face. In his house, I was freezing and had chills. I was so nervous, too. So, my SIL called the 24-hour nurse line on my insurance and the nurse was quick to advise me to call 911 for an ambulance. I denied that and told my husband to take me to the ER instead… we quickly arrived at the hospital. I had to rule out the stoke.
Praise Him, I wasn’t having a stoke but I am suffering from facial paralysis. They said it’s Bells Palsy (damage to the nerve that controls movement of the muscles in the face) and I should recover. There is no 100% way to tell but 75% of all cases of facial paralysis in adults are due to Bells Palsy. I had a CT scan of my brain and a blood panel last night at the ER - both came back good for me. Whew. Time frame for my recovery is unknown - he said could be 2/3 weeks or up to 3/6 months. Approximately 60 - 80% of cases go away completely. I follow up with my doc end of the week.. but for now I’m just waiting.
I’m in no phyiscal pain but my face feels so abnormal to me. This is so weird and having this happen so suddenly has had me so scared. The doc was mainly concerned with my eye recovering. If I force it to blink, it will… but it’s not workin’ and it’s the one area that may have trouble recovering… he didn’t seem to think the other parts of my face were an issue with recovery. So, pray for a full recovery… and a fast one, would ya? It’s not fun having half my face out of order. *cry*
If something happens, I’ll post or have my husband do so… otherwise I’ll be back around by the weekend for the PhotoHunt.
P.S. I have a lot of folks to add to the PhotoHunt… and emails to reply to - please understand and be patient when requesting info/help or to be added to the hunt this week. Thanks!
July 16th, 2007 at 1:56 am
Prayed for you. I know It is late but still
July 16th, 2007 at 3:15 am
Poor you! My friend had Bells Palsy years ago and has overcome it completely. I wish you a speedy recovery!
July 16th, 2007 at 5:45 am
I had something similar to that one time … but it went away almost as quickly as it came…. I am praying for you Sweety! I hope it goes QUICKLY!
July 16th, 2007 at 7:06 am
Yikes. How scary! Hope you have a speedy recovery!
July 16th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Been praying for all day yesterday, my sweet friend. I will keep checking in with you…and continue to pray.
(((hugs)))
July 16th, 2007 at 8:19 am
You poor thing. That is so scary! I pray you will have a speedy and complete recovery, please God. And that you will have the peace that passes understanding while you wait.
July 16th, 2007 at 9:50 am
i’ve never even heard of that, sounds like you’ve got lots of information though. prayers for you.
July 16th, 2007 at 10:02 am
You are definitely in my prayers. I pray you have a speedy and full recovery.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Aww.. I’m sorry to learn about your condition.. I have a cousin brother who has Bell’s too, so I know a little about it..
Take care, and God bless..
July 16th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
My mom had Bells Palsey for a few weeks when I was a teen. We gave her hell the way that disrespectful, rebelling teens can do. I’m sure I have lots of bad kharma from that one.
Sending you my good thoughts. My mom had a full recovery and I’m praying that you do as well.
July 16th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
That was scary! Lucky it wasn’t a stroke.
July 16th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Sweetie, you are n my constant prayers for a quick and full recovery! Hang in there…you’ve got allot of people on your side!!and then HIM of course!
July 16th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
OMG how scary! fingers crossed for a full speedy recovery.
rach x
July 16th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
I am praying that you have a very quick recovery. Just take things one day at a time, try to take the stress out of your life, and get plenty of rest.
Best Wishes for a full recovery!
July 17th, 2007 at 4:55 am
My mother-in-law had Bell’s Palsy and like others here, had a complete recovery. You are definitely in my thoughts and prayers. I wonder if they can’t do anything for that eye, like put tear gel in it and patch it to keep it closed? I don’t know anything about it, but it seems like the most worrying part.
July 17th, 2007 at 8:51 am
I was updating my bloglines with everyone from Janny’s CT - and was suprised when I read your post! I’ve had several friends have this after the mid-30’s - isn’t that weird? And just like you describe - it’s out of nowhere! I wish/pray you speedy recovery! Please keep us posted! I am off to let the CT gals know..or if they already know and I’m the last
Be gentle on yourself and rest well!
July 17th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Oh my gosh, girlie. i’m so sorry. How scary that must have been for you… thinking that you might have had a stroke. ((many hugs))
I know 2 people that had Bell’s Palsy and both recovered quickly and completely. Thinking of you, honey!!!
July 17th, 2007 at 9:51 am
I said a prayer for you. I prayed for quick and complete recovery!
I’m so sorry this happened to you. I’m sure it was scarey!!!
July 17th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
My aunt and Granny both got this. My wife also experiences Palsy-like symptoms once in a while.