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7 years of BP…
by: Chelsey on Wed, Oct 15 2008

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.

7 years later I still have it. I didnt want to go back to school but i figured if i let it get to me then it is just going to be worse when i went to school because i knew kids were going to say stuff. I still tried to not let them get to me. I was suppose to try out for cheerleading but i didnt know if i should or not because i could not smile that was worth points at the tryouts. My mom talked to the director to tell her my situation and she said she couldnt do anything about it. That just discouraged me more.

I wasnt going to let BP run my life so i tried out and i actually made it. After about 9th grade kids new that they could make fun of me but i would just make fun of myself because i did not let it bother me. I am 19 now and in college and still deal with BP. Recently I have been reseaching BP and i have read of medications but those are for people that have just got BP. I am noticing my face getting a little worse and i think i am going to go the docter to see if they can do anything for it. I just want to tell people new with BP to not let it run there life. Yes i know it is a dramatic thing to deal with but know it could be a lot worse…

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Sun, Jan 11 2009
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...Read
Sat, Dec 06 2008
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...Read

October 2008

Just came home from the ER - by Pat - (Thu, Oct 30 2008)
When I woke up today my face did not feel right. I thought maybe it was from the sinus cold I’ve been battling for several weeks. My right eye will not close, it burns and waters. [more..]
It does get better - by Cathy - (Tue, Oct 21 2008)
Sunday 10/19 I woke up with bells palsy. I knew what it was because I’ve had it before. About 10-11 yrs ago happened suddenly overnite. [more..]
combo triggers? - by Sonia - (Tue, Oct 21 2008)
today is sunday and i did not go to church. tried but decided better to stay home rest and research this issue a bit more. yesterday i woke up in the hotel i had stayed at with my two little girls (7 and 5) because i had my home sprayed for fleas. i could not be in the home for 12 hours or so because i just entered my ninth month of pregnancy. [more..]
BP for me - by angela - (Tue, Oct 21 2008)
I woke up on sunday Oct 12th and today is the 18th no improvement [more..]
7 years of BP… - by Chelsey - (Wed, Oct 15 2008)
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. [more..]
Got it, have for 8 years - by Dustin - (Mon, Oct 13 2008)
When I was 16 I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy. I am 24 now and can still feel it under my ear behind my ear lobe right along my jaw bone. [more..]
I can’t believe I got BP - by Estela - (Mon, Oct 13 2008)
I was diagnosed with BP on October 2, 2008. Here it is the 11th and my condition isn’t any better! [more..]
not the same - by beth - (Mon, Oct 13 2008)
i was maybe 3-4 when it happend i went to sleep like any nite i woke up not the same did not look like me [more..]
Bells Palsy - by Sue - (Thu, Oct 09 2008)
I was diagnosed with Bells Palsy Sept. 15, 2008, the left side of my face, thank god it was a mild case, it went pretty much away with the medication within two weeks [more..]
BELLS PALSY - by ANA - (Tue, Oct 07 2008)
I saw my face swollen and thought it was something I ate and had an allergic reaction so I took Benadryl. The following day I was worse my month was numb and twisted, my right eye was very irritated and I could not even blink. [more..]
Fully recovered in 2 weeks - by RS - (Tue, Oct 07 2008)
I woke up September 17th and decided not to go to work because I didn’t feel well. What I didn’t know is that a Bell’s Palsy attack was beginning. [more..]
Just got the News - by michelle c.-fla. - (Tue, Oct 07 2008)
I had been having pain on the left side of my neck around my ear for about 3-4 days. I had also been feeling very tired and somewhat lightheaded. [more..]

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