Be careful, it could be a stroke.

bells palsay is a virus that last 6 weeks , sometimes longer, They dont know what causes it, its been around for years. It does go awy without lasting effects. I havent heard of tx causing it, but better to ask your doctor. I have personally known 4 people who had had this and there was nothing to do but let it go its course. all have recovered. It bothers you because it scares you , it will go away barb

I dont think bells palsay is painful , so it may be a swollen lympth gland,barb

Also bells palsay is on one side of the face , so when you smile only one side smiles,barb

Bells Palsy can be very painful cause it hit's nerve's.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/311638/bells_palsy_is_much_scarier_and_more.html

I see pain management on monday finally, it took me forever to get an appt. maybe they will have some ideas. I may have pulled a nerve who knows. All I know is it hurts like hell.

I got bells palsy when I was in my early 20's, It was weird as heck, Don't remember there being to much pain with it, My tougue started feeling funny, and the right side of my face, No taste, By the end of the day, It was like totally numb, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, My mom was in KUMed center, getting treatment for throat cancer, and I was staying up there with her, So when the doctors made there rounds that next night, I ask her Doctor, he took me out in the hall, told me to raise my eye brows, which I could not do one the right side, by this time I could not shut my eye, and my mouth was drooping, I start tx, next day, which consisted of a Steriod therapy, and It was gone like in a couple of weeks, I remember the test they did in the office, was crazy, they took these strips of papers and stuck them down in my eyes where your tearducts are , and made me leave them there for like 30 min, It was the longest 30 min I ever experieced, Are your eyes dry, Anyways hope that helps ya out some, And I do hope you can get some answers soon, I do know they say the quicker you treat the bells, the better chance of a full recover, some people have permanent damage cause it does affect the nerves, best of luck mike,

Get a doctor to diagnose you, cause like SockFuzz says, it could be a small stroke, then again the symptoms does go towards Bells Palsy.

I have this information that tells pretty much all you need to know about it, until you see your doctor, for a proper diagnosed.

Bell's palsy is a paralysis of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Several conditions can cause a facial paralysis, e.g., brain tumor, stroke, and Lyme disease. However, if no specific cause can be identified, the condition is known as Bell's Palsy. Named after Scottish anatomist Charles Bell, who first described it, Bell's palsy is the most common acute mononeuropathy (disease involving only one nerve), and is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis.

Bell's palsy is defined as an idiopathic unilateral facial nerve paralysis, usually self-limiting. The trademark is rapid onset of partial or complete palsy, usually in a single day. Symptoms typically subside after 2-6 days and full facial function is usually returned within 2-3 weeks. Although rare, residual paralysis or dysfunction is possible and chances of this increase with age.[1]

It is thought that an inflammatory condition leads to swelling of the facial nerve (nervus facialis). The nerve travels through the skull in a narrow bone canal beneath the ear. Nerve swelling and compression in the narrow bone canal are thought to lead to nerve inhibition, damage or death. No readily identifiable cause for Bell's palsy has been found, but clinical and experimental evidence suggests herpes simplex type 1 infection may play a role.

Doctors may prescribe anti-inflammatory and anti-viral drugs. Early treatment is necessary for the drug therapy to have effect. The effect of treatment is still controversial. Most people recover spontaneously and achieve near-normal to normal functions. Many show signs of improvement as early as 10 days after the onset, even without treatment.

Often the eye in the affected side cannot be closed. The eye must be protected from drying up, or the cornea may be permanently damaged resulting in impaired vision.

Now keep the stress levels down, not good for you liver, remember.

Have a nice relaxing weekend.

Love Mckenzie
One day at the time.

my mother had bells palsy in her early 20ies and when shes gets tired that one side of her face and her eye will get very droopy. thats all i knw about it.

keep us posted on what the doctors says, ok?

I seriously doubt if I had a stroke, but it may be a nerve and it stopped for awhile today and is back tonight, it stems from my neck and goes into the side of my face and feels sort of numb, it is wierd, and very much something I hate to deal with, whatever it is it hurts. I see a pain management doc on monday at 9:30, I will ask him about it. Thanks.