Day 41 -- its been a while!

Its been a while since I've posted an update. Bell's Palsy stopped cramping my style around day 20, all thanks to the wonderful work of my CranioSacral massage therapist! Thank God for talented people like him!! All of the features I lost are about 90% recovered. This includes not having food or drink fly out of my mouth, being able to whistle, being able to spit out tooth-paste, and being able to say words containing the letters "p" and "b" without sounding like a horse's pa-toot.

To tell you the truth, I'm actually kind of diggin' my cock-eyed smile...

Day 41

ONE MONTH MARK!

It doesn't effect me anymore; I can speak normally, eat, drink, and whistle. My smile isn't fully recovered yet but I have faith that it will recover eventually since it keeps getting better every day.

I honestly believe the only reason I started recovering so rapidly was because of my CranioSacral massage on day 15. Seriously guys, GO GET ONE ASAP.

Day 29 - recovering every day

My eyebrow and nostril are 85% recovered.  My eyelid and mouth are 75% recovered. No headaches or pain since my CranioSacral massage on Day 15... I'm still amazed by that!

Day 28 -- smile's opening up

Day 24 to 27 -- keeping myself busy!

I've definitely been keeping myself busy this week. BP doesn't even effect me anymore, other than me just wanting my smile to be fully recovered. I can whistle now!

Day 23 -- still going strong

My recovery is moving slowly but everyday I can see a tiny bit of improvement. If I mention my Bell's to the people around me, they say they didn't even notice til I pointed it out. To me, that means my recovery is moving at a great pace. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait until my entire smile's back, but I'm EXTREMELY thankful for what I have!

Day 22 -- Done with medication!!

Finished my antibiotics today! It feels good to be done with medicine after 22 bloody days! I'm excited for my body to return to normal again.

Day 21 -- Fun fact: being gluten-free helps prevent effects of Lyme Disease

Recovery is moving quickly. Like I've been mentioning, this disease doesn't even bother me anymore. After the Renaissance Fair yesterday, I learned from my nurse friend that being on a gluten-free diet would help prevent the effects of Lyme Disease. The bacteria from Lyme's feeds off of the gluten proteins therefore feeding it to keep it strong in your body. Luckily, I've been gluten-free since February and now have more of a reason to do so. I haven't felt any effects of Lyme's since I've been taking my anti-biotics. Apparently, Lyme's makes you weak, achey, and feel like you always have a cold. Ef that noise. I'm staying gluten-free forever.