CM> Hello All!
CM> 
CM> I am currently undergoing a MULTITUDE of tests to confirm or rule out the
CM> above. The left side of my face is now completely paralyzed. Does ANYONE 
know
CM> ANYTHING about this disease? If so I would be MOST grateful for ANY info 
you
CM> could supply. Even a point in the right direction would be MOST 
appreciated!
CM> I'm located in Ontario Canada BTW if that makes a difference to the 
direction I
CM> would be pointed to.  Can it get worse? Can I regain the use of my 
face?
CM> Can I play the piano, which would be a trick as I couldn't before.  
I
CM> hope all will excuse my humour but it's how I am currently coping with 
this.
CM> I'm only 40 and this has hit me pretty hard. I have enjoyed riding a 
Harley
CM> since I was 16. I am now unable to ride due to my left eye drying out in 
the
CM> wind as I can't blink. They tell me if I let it dry out too much it could 
crack
CM> and I stand the chance of losing it. Any suggestions as to how to deal 
with
CM> this?
CM> 
CM> To Moderator, this is the correct echo for this is it not? If not please 
let me
CM> know and accept my apologies in advance. If it is, great, please ignore 
the
CM> previous sentence. 
CM> 
CM> Thanks in advance for ANY help offered or forth coming,
CM> 
CM> Cliff
CM> 
CM> InterNet: Bear@Superaje.com
CM>           Cliff.Morrison@Bear.Gryn.Org
 
 Hi Cliff
  I had Bell's Palsy when i was about 20 years old.
 If I remember right it is has  many causes but all create trouble
in the seventh cranial nerve area. The solution to the problem for me 
was a short stay in a Navy Hospital and physiotherapy massage. I can't 
remember the length of time it took to recover fully but there were signs of 
improvement in about two weeks. A concern at the time was protecting 
the eye that stayed open all the time and without care would tend to dry out
when sleeping. I made a full recovery. That was almost forty years ago.
 It would be best if you saw a medical Doctor just to make sure that is 
what the problem is .
 Good Luck and have patience.
 Bud
 
 
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