Hi all,
thanks for your replies. I just got back from seeing an after-hours GP (2 hour wait !!). He says it's Bells Palsy, bugger it. Although no obvious facial droopiness you can see the weakness if i try to blow air out with my cheeks or shut my eyes tightly. Usually they treat with steroids but not when pregnant (makes we wonder what happens then with breastfeeding??!) My bloodpressure was up more than usual but the GP wasn't concerned enough to do a urine test today, he recommended I see my obstetrician tomorrow.
I also just phoned my obstetrician's mobile to tell him and he was happy to see me tomorrow.
Strange, i had a dream last night I had preeclampsia, I hope it doesn't turn out to be that, mind you I'd rather not have Bells either, but if it's temporary i can deal with it and it apparently doesn't affect the baby. Might just be drooling more than usual for a while
Isnt belly belly great its fab you took ya self tot he DR asap hopefully it settles down after birth my father got bels palsy once and it was very sudden and quite bad
Thanks everyone. It's got a bit worse over the last few days, chewing food is difficult so certain foods I'm getting out the blender (blended steak and pasta, mmmm.) I now can't close my eye at all (it stays shut though if I press my eyelid down with my finger) ... but I've taken only a second dose of the steroids so I'm hoping i'll start to see some improvement soon! It's certainly made me take things easy.. i'm not particularly interested in doing work around the house or going out socialising, talking becomes tiring (especially words beginning with B !!)
Just got to keep reminding myself this is just a temporary inconvenience and something i'll just have to deal with if it's still around when bub comes!
I am glad you went to the Drs Deni. I have had Bells Palsy as well and it was really scary to begin with as my Mum had a slight stroke a couple of weeks before.
One thing I was recommended to do, was massage the areas that are affected, eg using two fingers massage all around your mouth and your eye, this also helps stimulate the muscles again.
Be careful about your eye not closing tho, as it will not produce enough tears/lubricant for the eyeball, the doctor suggested to me to put an eye patch on overnight, or tape my eye closed with surgical tape to avoid any infections.
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