Bell's Palsy

[livingwith]

I just started a new school and week after it started i was at school like a normal day and i noticed kids pointing at me and they would say stuff about my face and i was clueless to what they were talking about. When i got home i looked in the mirror and noticed the right side of my face was druping. I told my mom about it and she took me to the hospital. Thats when they told me i have BP. I couldnt believe it. They didnt give me anything for it and said it should go away in a month or so.
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[BPC]

Hi, I am very sorry for your condition. I would like to know why didn't any doctor try to treat you when you had just gotten it. And why don't you try to get some medicine to either stop the virus from getting worse or completely cure it. There has to be something they can do for you.
I just got it about 3 weeks ago, and i was told the medicine will help me get better faster. Mine was not as severe as yours. I'm suppose to be a 100% in 2-3 weeks. I am feeling better now. I really hope there is something that can be done for you. I admire you because not just anyone will go to school and face those people everyday with your condition. But then again, there is a lot people who are ignorant and don't know how much there comments could hurt someone. Thank you for posting your story. And I really hope someone can help you.

[laurel]

Congratulations to you for having a positive mental attitude about this. I was diagnosed with BP in 1990 when I was due to have my baby. As a matter of fact, he was born not long after the diagnosis.

18 years later I still have some paralysis in my face. It took me quite some time to get over hiding my mouth when I smiled. I also used to refuse to smile for photos as it seems to enhance the effects of the BP. However, when I started looking at family photos of me with my kids...and I was never smiling in them...I thought about what my future grandchildren might think of me. "What a sour face!" was all I could think of when I saw it.

I have chosen to show who I am. I am still the same person inside. Nothing about that has changed.

When my kids were in day-care, many of their friends would ask me what was wrong with my face. The great thing about little kids is they are only curious as to 'why' you look like that. When I told them that I got sick and now those muscles don't work anymore, they just said, "Oh...okay." and then proceeded to walk away.

There is no judgement from them. So, I tell you to continue to hold your head up and be proud of who you are. If anyone has a problem with how you look, it's their problem and not yours. They will either get over it or they won't.

I wish you the best of success.