Yes it's the time when even a tiny-tot of an idea can make you smile. But what happens when you are 7 months pregnant and suffer a partial face paralysis? Bells palsy is not a condition I had ever heard of. I wish I had.
Just woke up one morning and felt my face nerves freezing one by one. Horrified checked with my gyncologist, she had no clue. Called my childhood friend and pedetrician to be. 'You have bells palsy', she said sounding super worried. 'GO meet this doctor, she will suggest some antibiotics, take them. For your own sake please'.
Surprise, surprise doctor was too scared to suggest anything, make it twin scared. Three days had passed away. Finally she cajoled me to meet an ENT specialist. ' start now, your kids won't get a taste of it, relax' said the specialist.
Next started with my stimulation therapy with my physiotherapist. Everyday half an hour of nerve-awakening therapy gave me some much needed positivity. All this while my mother and husband's support was crucial. Mirror-viewing was banned personally by me. However my physio told me to look into the mirror and do the exercise. 'ya really, I thought?' Wasn't brave enough to do that.
Meanwhile a twin-reason pushed me into an early delivery by a month. Daughter took her time to come home to us, boy came along in five days. Had just about partial reason to smile, even that was becoming impossible now. Lack of any physio-session and face exercise my face was becoming worse.
Spent next month running between the NICU visits for my daughter twice a day, 20 km one way, feeding my boy at home and physio sessions. All this left me exhausted and dehydrated which only encouraged my bells palsy.
Had no time for self-pity, though I am a sucker for it. Slowly but steadily things improved, kids came home, my partial eclipse was getting over. Now an year and two months later the bits are still there. The elephant has gone the tail remains. Hopefully will go.
Reason for bells palsy:
Extreme gush of cold air in your ear
Nerve gets pressed, which can also happen because of pregnancy
Extreme viral
Way out
Instant medication, within a week
Stimulation therapy, though some doctors advise against it, I personally feel it works.
In take of b12 or b12 rich food. It is good for the nerves
Positive thinking, which almost looks impossible to maintain sometimes
Facial exercise; blow your cheeks, blow a candle repeatedly, blow balloons, raise eyebrows, bring them together. Say the vowels loudly, super effective. Smile....try to
Just woke up one morning and felt my face nerves freezing one by one. Horrified checked with my gyncologist, she had no clue. Called my childhood friend and pedetrician to be. 'You have bells palsy', she said sounding super worried. 'GO meet this doctor, she will suggest some antibiotics, take them. For your own sake please'.
Surprise, surprise doctor was too scared to suggest anything, make it twin scared. Three days had passed away. Finally she cajoled me to meet an ENT specialist. ' start now, your kids won't get a taste of it, relax' said the specialist.
Next started with my stimulation therapy with my physiotherapist. Everyday half an hour of nerve-awakening therapy gave me some much needed positivity. All this while my mother and husband's support was crucial. Mirror-viewing was banned personally by me. However my physio told me to look into the mirror and do the exercise. 'ya really, I thought?' Wasn't brave enough to do that.
Meanwhile a twin-reason pushed me into an early delivery by a month. Daughter took her time to come home to us, boy came along in five days. Had just about partial reason to smile, even that was becoming impossible now. Lack of any physio-session and face exercise my face was becoming worse.
Spent next month running between the NICU visits for my daughter twice a day, 20 km one way, feeding my boy at home and physio sessions. All this left me exhausted and dehydrated which only encouraged my bells palsy.
Had no time for self-pity, though I am a sucker for it. Slowly but steadily things improved, kids came home, my partial eclipse was getting over. Now an year and two months later the bits are still there. The elephant has gone the tail remains. Hopefully will go.
Reason for bells palsy:
Extreme gush of cold air in your ear
Nerve gets pressed, which can also happen because of pregnancy
Extreme viral
Way out
Instant medication, within a week
Stimulation therapy, though some doctors advise against it, I personally feel it works.
In take of b12 or b12 rich food. It is good for the nerves
Positive thinking, which almost looks impossible to maintain sometimes
Facial exercise; blow your cheeks, blow a candle repeatedly, blow balloons, raise eyebrows, bring them together. Say the vowels loudly, super effective. Smile....try to
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