Monday, January 06, 2003

11:28:57 PM   The best place we've found for sharing the Bell's experience is The Bell's Palsy Network.

11:13:34 PM   Today's excitement ? I can begin to move a little of my left upper lip and cheek :-)   It is not much but it is moving. Other strange stuff ? My taste seems to be changing.  Can't taste per say and tooth paste doesn't even register yet when eating some plain stuff like an apple today, I am overwhelmed with a bad and very strange taste or I think it is taste, not sure just know it is different and far from normal.  I think this is good.

11:10:53 PM   Hell's Bells day day 18: At 18 days, I am still coughing my head off.  I still get winded and incredibly tired after just 2-3 hours of activity.  This is a drag and the worst of it currently. The eye seems to close a little more but still doesn't close.  Seems to blink a little but since it can't close it is not very effective. I constantly have ants running around in my cheek.  Feels like when your limbs fall asleep and then come back.  The pins and needled feeling is in my cheek on and off all day.   Bell's side ear is hyperacccusis (very sensitive) most times.  If I use the phone on this side it causes the most amazing tingling in this ear.  The ear seems to alwasys have fluid moving around in it.  I can feel like there is stuff swimming around in there.  Docs say it looks great and is clean in there, sure doesn't feel that way.  Good news is it is the same movement I felt before Bell's set in but at least it is not painful.  It is uncomfortable and strange but thank god it doesn't hurt.

11:03:03 PM   Kevin's Hell's Bells story.