3 weeks later

My Bell's Palsy has finally slowly started to disappear after 3 weeks. I can't even imagine having it for 6 months or so like a lot of people have it. I am now so grateful that half of my face is no longer paralyzed.

I am thankful...
~that I can shower without having soap/shampoo go into my eye because my eye wouldn't shut.
~for my full smile instead of just one side.
~my face no longer feels like I have been punched on the left side of my face. It was so tender and felt bruised all day long.
~to be able to close my eye and not have to wear tape to close my eye shut each night when I went to bed.
~to talk normal. I couldn't say certain letters because half of my mouth didn't move.
~that I am no longer drooling while I eat or drink.
~to not feel self conscious when I laughed or smiled.

***Warning, not a very cute picture of me*** I'm sure you can tell what side of my face is paralyzed. But here's a picture of me smiling with Bell's Palsy so you know what it looks like...

 

And now it's slowly coming back to where both sides of my face somewhat match!

 

I couldn't imagine having it longer than I did. It was hard going out in public because I didn't feel comfortable smiling, so when I went out in public I felt ornery because I didn't smile. I must say I was in a darker place with the Bell's Palsy, I felt like giving up. But thankfully I don't have to feel that way any longer and hopefully I won't have to feel that way ever again!