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Post a new topicby andera on Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:54 am

its good to know at least other people have go through this troumatic experience
i just went down with some feaver and pain in the jaw which i thot were normal i hadly get sick maybe just feaver. and since iam in kenya an african country our its expencive to go to hospitals i just took some medicene the pain dint go away day two i saw some doctor in alocal clinic and he infact mis diogonised me saying that it was the last teeth (wisom tooth growing) the following day may face was sunken i could not drink tea i could not speak ohh my God my world came criushing so i had to brow money from sypathisers who had alredy sighted stroke and went to a hospital the doctor dint even take aminute after seing my mouth could not turn the otherway he tolled me i had bells pulsy
worse of he tolled me there isnt much he can do about it apart from he gave me prodosoline medication which i had to reduce dosssage after three days
and he tolled me its going to heal by itself aftersome time
its now nealy oone month since i was a teacher at aprivate shool the management sacked me am really miserable.
icant speak to people people avoid speaking to me coz they think iam straining
the condition has improved but my speach is still impared my eyes pain
now there is this thing where my left ear is like an amplifier if someone speaks lowdly from this side its as if he is screaming to me
i dont know why i developed this condition but ithank God they have tlled me its not parmanet
but actully the psycological toture is great
its three weeks and there are sighns of improvemebt but i just pray my moth and my eye and the ear go back to normal coz i lost my job
and i cant get another with my my mouth the other side
i cant even lough i have to cover my mouth because my face is gashing. icant work on the computer for long
it tough any one with more information on how to manage plis write to me on
[moderator note: e-mail address has been removed] especially those in developed countiries since here in africa there isnt much known about this desease.
am really frustrated
andera
 
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Re: bells palsy

Post a new topicby stulchinsky on Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:02 pm

Hello, this is a forum moderator responding. Thank you for participating in the forum. Sorry to hear about your problems with Bell's Palsy. There is physician-developed and monitored information for treatment of Bell's Palsy on this website at the following link:
http://www.neurologychannel.com/bellspalsy/treatment.shtml

I hope this information is helpful. Physicians who monitor these forums respond to some posts but not to all, so please continue to post in the forum as you learn additional information.

I wish you the very best.
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