Whew! It's been a day...
Whew! It's been a day...
Not a great day for me! I woke up an hour early with a pain in the ear and a really dry right eye but kind of brushed it off and headed to work. As the day wore I noticed that the right side of my face was pretty much paralyzed. I can close my right eye but only if I also closed my left. Hmmm, that's not quite right I thought. Worked the whole day like that (maybe not my brightest move) and hit Urgent Care on the way home. They don't have the diagnostics and refer me to the ER. Great, there goes the rest of my night. At any rate, after an MRI and blood workup to rule out a stroke or tumor it seems to be classic case of Bell's Palsy. In the grand scheme of things I guess that beats a stroke or tumor but I'm not looking forward to steroids and anti-virals. The one plus is that at least it's not contagious/communicable. Once I get my scrips filled I'll be able to work, probably taking it a little bit easier for a couple weeks. And a joyful thought; the doctor said I might have to tape my danged eye shut when I sleep so I don't dry out my cornea and go blind. But aside from he says nothing to worry about.
Oh well, tomorrow I'll fill scrips for steroids and an anti-viral. Good thing is if I was still drinking I'd probably have never noticed!
Oh well, tomorrow I'll fill scrips for steroids and an anti-viral. Good thing is if I was still drinking I'd probably have never noticed!
Well that really sucks but thank God it’s nothing too serious and now you get to build some sober muscles getting through it sober. Self care is so important and something I’m still working on. Way to go!
Yeah, it came out of the blue. But I guess there's no real definitive cause of it and no symptoms until it hits. I got some stuff by IV and it zonked me out a bit. I was told to tape my eyelid down/shut and it was weird! I was afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep that way but in about 10 minutes I was out like a light! Slept til 10:00am! They're covering for me at work which is nice. Docs said the first couple days will be the worst fatigue-wise but then I should start getting better quickly.
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Get well soon MOS
I find the humor in your post fantastic I too believe humor/laughter is strong medicine
Yes, when I'm a bit banged up physically I seem to find a way to laugh at my condition .
Humor is a big therapeutic I use daly..
I find the humor in your post fantastic I too believe humor/laughter is strong medicine
Yes, when I'm a bit banged up physically I seem to find a way to laugh at my condition .
Humor is a big therapeutic I use daly..
If I can't laugh at me who will? Oh wait, plenty of people...Now I'm at the stage where I'm drooling a bit; talked to a buddy on the phone for an hour and that pretty much wore out what little control I had of my lips.
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Oh crikey, Myth! I'm sorry to read what you've been through and hope you're on the mend soon. I too love how positive you are, in the face of adversity; a lesson to me. Take great care of yourself, Myth, and a big hug 🤗.
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