This morning when I was taking my vanity picture because, I am so very vain....I noticed a familiar problem. One eye appearing smaller than the other and one eyebrow lower. Some years back I had Bells Palsy. I woke up with half of my face paralyzed. Let me tell you I was rather scared, and off balance. Being the overthinker I am, I thought I had had a stroke. Turns out it was not, rejoicing music que.
I got to take steroids and wear an awesome eye patch. There was also numerous creams for my eye so I would not have vision loss. Let me tell you it was a glamorous eight weeks. Even my hearing was horrible. The ear on that side was so sensitive I could not enjoy music, I had withdraws from Loretta Lynn big time. The Cure made my skin crawl and Linkin Park sent me into convulsions.
Little did I know though that Bells Palsy is a virus related to chicken pox...weird I know. Also, with talking to an online friend, I found out it is reoccurring...it can return and she had it return once when she was at a Chris Issak concert and he was super friendly with her. Okay, back on track.....where was I? Oh, yeah the virus...I looked more into it this morning since my face has a slight tingle and it turns out it is very common in those with Epstein-Barr virus which causes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
So I started thinking back to when I began my cycles of complete and utter periods of exhaustion...BINGO! When I had Bells Palsy it when it began. How the crap have I gone nearly seven years without putting that together? If my doctor refuses to test, I guess I will need to find a new doctor since she assumed it was my thyroid..which I do not think causes facial paralysis. I could be wrong, seeing how I don't have a degree and all....but, I know I am not!
If I end up in an eye patch again I will defiantly have to decorate it or something. Well, now that you know why my face looks odd from time to time...you can go out and buy some eyepatches.
Love and Joy
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