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Old 05-12-2012, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by agate View Post
Numbness on the left side of my face comes and goes too.

Sometimes I don't realize it's happening unless I look in the mirror and find the whole left side of my face drooping and my left eye veering off to the outside.

Other times I'm aware of it. My speech is "funny," and I drool. Not pretty.
Joan, that sounds more like Bells Palsy, than just a little numbness. I had that once, about 10 yrs ago and it scared the H out of me. I was relieved to find out it was not a stroke. Mine went away with no lasting SX.
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