Bell's Palsy is something that a number of PwMS get, so they probably weren't wrong, Laura. The underlying cause, in your case, is likely the MS.

Last Xmas I had just a quick little event like that, where my face wouldn't work. I also wasn't able to think clearly, so my doc thought maybe a stroke or TIA. I was tested (EKG, Doppler, etc.) and it came back clear . . . so in the end he just chocked it up to another weird MS thing. It only lasted about 30 min though, so it was very transitory.

I have had the twitching on my eyelid a handful of times, and it usually lasts about 2 or 3 weeks. It is intermittent throughout the day, and I put pressure on with my hand when it becomes really bothersome. That normally stops the twitching, for a while anyway. The first time it happened, I thought it was my eyeBALL twitching, and went to the eye specialist. He clarified that it was the lid, that it is common even in the general population, and is often stress related. He said it is more common with PwMS though, and in that case is due to damage to one of the cranial nerves.

http://www.themcfox.com/health/bells...ells-palsy.htm

I also get the twitching at the side of my eye/top of my cheek. Again it usually lasts for a few weeks, then lets up for months/years on end.

Cherie