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kansasbowhunter

kansasbowhunter

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I have developed some good friends on this forum and wanted to share something that happened to my youngest son this weekend.

He is 10 years old and very active. Plays baseball, football, soccer, basketball..... This weekend he was in a soccer tournament and after his first game on Saturday morning we were eating breakfast and my wife noticed that the left side of his face looked funny. His cheek was drooping real bad. Further investigation found that he had lost all movement on the left side of his face!!!! When he smiled, the right side smiled but the left side did not move at all. We immediately called his Dr. who told us to go to the hospital. He was diagnosed with a condition called Bells palsy and has lost all movement on the left side of his face.

The Dr's put him on a steroid that will hopefully help bring back the movement. They told us that it could come back in a few days, or a couple of weeks and there is a chance that there may be some permanent damage, however, they stressed that it is not normal for a kid this young to have any permanent damage.

Has anyone ever had any experiece with this condition???

Keep us in your prayers...

Mark....
 
I'm very sorry to hear what happened. There is nothing worse then when something happens to one of your kids. Just does'nt seem fair. Hope everything gets better for your son and family.
 
Mark:

I've heard of that condition before, but can't think of anyone I know personally who had had it. I can only imagine how concerned you must be as a parent.

I'll keep your son in prayer, and hope the doctors will be able to help him.

Matt
 
kansasbowhunter,
It happened to a good friend of mine in college. It was just as you described it, we were out on the golf course, all of a sudden he couldn't move the left side of his face. It took him a couple of weeks but he was back to normal (as he could be).
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That was when he was 22. I am sure your son will bounce back soon. You have my prayers. Tell him to hang in there he will get better.
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If you would like send me a PM and I can give you his name and number and I am sure he would be happy to talk to you or your son.

His left eye starts to close a little when he gets really tired or has a couple too many adult beverages but if you didn't know the reason you would never notice it.
 
kansas,

I have a 12 year old daughter who had this at about age 9 or so. Sounds like my daughter may have had a bit milder case than your son, but scary for sure. They treated my daugther with little electrical pads she put on her face to stimulate the muscles and force them to contract. She did this a couple of times a day for about a month. I'm happy to say her smile is as pretty as ever and she made a full recovery. I have, however, seen a couple of adults with this who've had permanent effects. One of them is a lady I work with who was very helpful and informative when we first learned of the diagnosis. Best of all to you and your son.

NWBuck
 
im sorry to hear that kansasbowhunter. thingsliket hat shouldnt happen to kid or anyone for that madder. you have my prayers i hope he gets better. but if hes a fellow hunter he will bounce right back nothing will stop someone from hunting....the buckhunter
 
This happened to my mom and she recovered completely. She was in her seventies and we felt certain she'd had a stroke, but it was diagnosed as Bells Palsy. We’ll keep your son in our prayers.
 
Kansas: Bell's Palsy results from swelling and compression of the Facial nerve, and the steroid the Dr. gave to your son will take the swelling down. Medically, the cause of this is unknown, but as they told you, this should resolve in a few days. Hope things go well.
 
I had bells palsey myself when I was in my early twenties. Very scary at first because I was driving home for lunch when I noticed it.I seriously thought I was having a stroke! I made a detour to my moms house as she is a nurse and she knew immediately what it was, however I had never heard of such a thing.Any way after a few weeks of steroids I seem ed o.k and never had another problem. I do however know a man who is actually my manager at work that never got most of his facial movement back, so theres always a worry there , Good luck to your boy .I'm sure he'll be o.k.
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Hey everyone, thanks for the encouraging words and support..... Anytime you have something happen to your child it really hurts..... I have spoken with a lot of different people about this condition and feel confident that everything will be ok....

They say that anytime your child hurts you can feel it..... I can tell you first hand that it is true.... He is my shining star and a great kid...

He goes back to the Dr. tomorrow and hopefully we will start seeing some of the facial movement return in the coming days.

This is a great forum and you are all great people and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support....

Mark...
 
My sister had that about 3 or 4 years ago. Never knew there was such a disease. She thought it was a stroke at first. I think they put her on steriods too. She made a complete recovery. Hopefully your son will to.
You know, I've always thought it would be fun to live back in the old days back when this country was young. But in instances like this you would would of been screwed. It's amazing what doctors and medicines can do these days. They have even come a long ways in the last 10,20 even 50 years with ailments and how to treat them!
GOOD LUCK!
 
Please Kansasbowhunter, keep us in touch how things are going. Its not fun at all when its your own kids. We would take their place in a heartbeat.
 
My sister-inlaw had this about 5 years ago. She had a really bad case too. I'm glad to say, she is back to 100%.
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My girlfriends sister had this happen to her. Her whole left side of her face lost it's movement, but after a couple weeks of taking medication to make it better, she was back to 100%. I wish you the best of luck with your kid, and I hope your kid will recover 100%.
 
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