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11-30-2008, 12:00 AM | #1 | |||
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Before I was diagnosed with MS, I had something happen to the right side of my face.
It began as severe twitching around my right eye. I thought "tired" or "eye strain" immediately, but thought it was weird since I was sleeping 10+h a night. Then I figured it could be stress that was causing it. The twitching progressed into the area around my nose on that side, then eventually into my chin. It got scary when the right side of my mouth appeared to be pulling upwards. I saw various doctors at the time, and the best they could give me was "bells palsy", but it wasn't bells palsy that's for certain... they were just pulling at straws. It eventually subsided, but I still see an uneven-ness in my mouth on the right side versus the left side. It's almost as though I have better muscle strength in my left side of my face than in my right side, if that makes sense. Has anyone experienced something like this in the face, or encountered something similar? I don't know if the MS did this, good possibility.. or if it was something viral. I haven't had any flu like symptoms or fever in a good 3-4 years now, and I routinely check my temperature for changes. It's just baffled me forever.. and doctors can't really give me an answer about it.
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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia 2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX 05/2008 - Relapse 05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone 10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed 9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided 8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax) April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX |
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