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I found out some new things today. I went to see a doctor to rule out a stroke vs. what I thought was a new MS problem.
One important item I found out in diagnosing between the two items of Bells Palsy and Stroke is to ask the person to raise their eye brows. If one comes up look toward BP, neither come up look towards a stroke.
I just was wondering if there are others out there that have had BP outbreaks and thought is was the MS.
Thanks for any input.
One important item I found out in diagnosing between the two items of Bells Palsy and Stroke is to ask the person to raise their eye brows. If one comes up look toward BP, neither come up look towards a stroke.
I just was wondering if there are others out there that have had BP outbreaks and thought is was the MS.
Thanks for any input.
Bells Palsy is very different and distinct. My brother and sister both had Bells Palsy and they were scarred for life. After like 10 or 15 years it did begin to substantially subside.
After the first year or two it did begin to partially subside for them but only slightly partial. For the first few months the doctor told my brother to tape his eye shut.
For me I had Multiple Scerlosis but my outcome was nowhere close to what my brother and sister experienced. Bells Palsy is entirely different from MS.
I know these are different. I have both. I was wondering if there are others out there with both. Right now, I am having an outbreak of the Bell's Palsy. I am happy that it was an outbreak of that rather than a new outbreak in the MS arena. My hubby thought it may be a stroke, so I did get it checked out.
My original trip to a neurologist was for an outbreak of BP, but it had cleared up by the time I had the appointment. When I went back 10 years later with the MRI for MS, the doctor said that there was a note in my file to check me for MS. That is why the question came to mind on how many people share these afflictions.
And it is just like what my mother used to say in that whenever you think you have it bad, you don't have to look very hard to find others who have it worse. Take care and keep us up-to-date.
When I first started having it was back when I was only 20 somethin and still thought I was misdiagnosied; walking in 5 inch platform heels up 3-4 floors.
I thought I was obviously having a stroke of some kind or BP that caused my left eye to drop; when I got over to see my neuro he could see/feel the exceptionly quick twitchings on the edge of that one weird looking eye. He said it was just a HFS, though I was wayyy too young to have this happen! So THAT ALONE is a reason for me to start up one of the DMDs...
The difference between BP and HFS is that twitching. There is obviously something wrong with the 7th crainial nerve. MS causes bad stuff everywhere!
Dilantin (phenytoin) got rid of the twitchings for me in a week or so!!
With the new energy, I removed wall paper and painted the interior of a rental. This week, I am off any medications for this and my body is telling me to rest.
This does not pertain to your question directly however I have experienced stroke like symptoms in my past and the doc was not sure wether it was from my MS or Migraines as I suffer from both and these conditions both can mimic stroke. My symptom was right body paralysis, my right arm would lock up to my chest, my lip was sagging to the lower right and i was unable to speak. So glad it was not a real stroke. This was many years ago and I haven't experienced it again since.