Bell's Palsy

Whew, what a week! As this week got off to a late start (thanks to the Labor Day holiday), I was a little worried about how things would go because Chris had to go back to work on Tuesday. :(  I wasn't too worried about being home alone with Cammie, just knew I would miss having him around and that extra person to talk to.  Tuesday actually went well (I even managed to clean the bathroom, our bedroom and do 2 loads of laundry before he came home...yay!), but when I woke up to feed Cammie Wednesday morning at 3 a.m., I felt a strange twitching feeling in my eye.  I didn't think too much of it, went back to bed, only to wake up with a numb tongue a few hours later.  I assumed that maybe my allergies were flaring up or maybe even having a minor allergic reaction to something and continued on with my day. Needless to say, after Chrissie and my mom took a look at what was going on, I was forced to visit the ER and discovered I have Bell's Palsy.  Bell's Palsy is partial nerve paralysis of the face...currently I cannot raise my left eyebrow, blink my left eye (which is why I thought it was twitching originally) or move the left side of my mouth.  After seeing my regular doctor on Friday, he said I actually have a mild case of it and everything should return to normal, but I have to be patient.  He also said it was most likely brought on from the trauma of childbirth, but no one knows what actually causes it. Chris assures me each day I am getting better, but it is definitely a situation that makes this new mom self-conscious!  Crossing my fingers that there will be no permanent damage and things will be back to normal VERY SOON!