On Saturday Judy started having some drooping of the right side of her face. Being the "medical student" she is she diagnosed herself as having Bells' Palsy. We called our family doctor yesterday and made and appointment for to day to go to him and see if that was it actually was. And lo and behold she had self-diagnosed herself correctly. To make sure that it doesn't have anything to do with a stroke she will be scheduled to have an MRI and also see a neurologist.
For those not aware of what Bell's palsy actually is, it is a paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of your face. Damage to the facial nerve that controls muscles on one side of the face causes that side of your face to droop. The nerve damage may also affect your sense of taste and how you make tears and saliva. This condition comes on suddenly, often overnight, and usually gets better on its own within a few weeks.
Only my dear wife can come up with all kinds of weird things!
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