Bell's Palsy Update: 1Y&7.5Mo - Merry Christmas!

Hi gang! Time for a facial expressions update! And another round of answering YOUR questions!

Keep them coming! More updates to follow!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS... Take Care of yourselves!

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Education

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• Fitgirl15
• BPU
• Bell's Palsy
• synkinesis
• facial expressions
• healing
• recovery
• facial exercises
• Jessica
• vlog
• update
• BP

[Marilu5232]

Why don't you answer our ?... Please do so. You are a great inspiration.. We need your feed back

[FitGirl15]

@Marilu5232 I have been away for over a week with no internet service.

Please forgive me for the late response, but I need you to remind me what is your question?

[TheDreia87]

Hi FitGirl, just wanted to give you an update on me, BP for 2yrs and 3 months now and i'm starting to live with it more, its so funny how our recoveries are so similar. But I have decided to move on and I actually submitted an audition tape to X-Factor (i've been singing forever, but since BP havn't sang publically in a few years). I really hope I make it and if I do I will have to shout you out for being so encouraging!!!!

[FitGirl15]

@TheDreia87 Aweee.... thanks for that lovely comment! I wish you ALL the best in your X-Factor audition!!! Remember, the only person who sees your Bell's Palsy is YOU... to everyone else you look GREAT! KNOCK EM OUT with your amazing pipes :)

[KWinarko]

Your recovery is tremendous considering looking at your early stages! You look awesome, and I can't really see the synkinesis effects! Dont worry about it anymore :)

[FitGirl15]

@KWinarko Thank you. I continue to post videos to encourage those who still are going through the condition that there is always hope, no matter how long it takes to fully recover.

[JimWhiting1]

Hi Jessica,

I think we got BP at the same time and I have identical synkinesis with my eye etc. Luckily I have found a specialist centre in the UK on the NHS that deals with people with my condition and I have been referred for them to help with physio and botox injections...looking forward to what the doctor says as upto now, the answer has been you have to live with it but I will let you know if they say anything encouraging!

[angepangmexican]

Where are you Jess? When are we going to see another video? You are my mentor or maybe kinda like a counselor!

[chevgr]

Wow youre smile and eyes shut are or look to me to be completely normal. I cant tell you how better it makes us feel. I am on 7 months and doctors tell me "you'll never recover" or "you'll have this for life now" which is so distressing. I still cant smile properly or close my affected eye properly.

Can you remember what recovery was like form 7 months to where you are now? Was it slow recovery-what do you recommend? How can we aim to get a recovery like you?

[Serenadion]

You are so strong, beautiful, and kind. It's good to see you recovering, however incrementally!

[samar103]

nothing else matters as long as you are happy, Happiness is just a state of mind, you look beautiful!

[DiVanadisKa]

and an other thing that a greek physiotherapist told me, cause i told her that what i did that i think its very important was forget about the mirror, and she told me that it was ok but its important when u do the massagges for your brain to see and synchronize again.

[DiVanadisKa]

Your doing pretty well! :D:D i have 5 months im getting better and yesterday i was thinking that i forgot to tell you a thing that i did also.. apart all the exercises that you suggested i also chew-bit nuez moscada i dont kw how to say it english, i cut the nuez moscada and chew it that was a suggestion by a cuban doctor and it make u feel more.. normally i was just to chew 2 at day. and yes i think your very right i spend a lot of money in medications and i dont think they get me better..

[Aphroditeuf16]

@missgenius142 BP affects the facial nerves but somehow the ear on the side effected hurts. I had sensitive hearing for the first two weeks but it went away. Now, when I do my exercises, I feel pulling on my ear of the side effected but no crackling.