Oh my goodness! My heart is with you!

The best advice that I could give you is live life to the fullest. You never know from one day to the next if the ones you love will continue to be in your life.

God chooses the deck of cards that we are dealt, unfortunately we don't get to deal our own cards.

Love and laughter is the best medicine!

You are in my prayers,
Sindie

Unfortunately,  I have no experience wit that malady.  My son had a brain tumor at age 10, so I can understand what you are going thru.  If I hear anything helpful, I will surely let you know.

Swim

So here it is my sophomore year in college I lived on the guys floor and the two guys I lived next to he contracted bells palsy. Basically there is nothing you do it will go away on it's own. I am friends with the guy on facebook now and he is married and doing wonderful.

I also had a friend who had a dog who had bells palsy.

this disease but from other experiences, follow the advice of the doctors and other medical staff to a "T".  God Bless you and your son!

My cousin had it a couple years ago. she woke up one morning and one half of her face was paralyzed. she thought she had a stroke, and went straight to the ER, where she was diagnosed with Bells Palsy. She followed the doctors orders but also did face massages and accupuncture. It took many months but she is fine now, and you can't even tell. for some people it lasts longer, for some it is shorter. Some symptoms may last forever. Actor Joe Mantegna (Rossi of criminal Minds) had Bells Palsy. Notice his droopy eye.

My advice is read all you can about it. Follow the doctors orders. Don't be afraid to try some alternative treatments (accupuncture, massage) From what i remember of my cousin's case, the most critical thing in the early stages was taking care of her eye, and not biting her tounge. Because half the face is completely paralyzed, that means no blinking, and no tears in one eye, no saliva on one side of the mouth etc. She had to use some eye drops or ointment in her eye every hour or so because there was no natural tears. Not taking care of that could have resulted in permanent eye damage. She also slurred words and drooled, so she always had a napkin and was always wiping her mouth as she talked. Anyway she is fine now like I said. In the beginning she told everyone that she talked to (she was real upfront to keep people from wondering) There is hope that your son will be back to 100%. Thoughts and prayers with you and your family

At the time , it was a big deal, for awhile.  But, as others have mentioned, the effects went into remission after a few weeks, and never returned.  That was thirty years ago.

Hopefully, your son will recover quickly, put this behind him, and become the man he (and you) want him to be...

I had Bell's Palsy a few years back.  Have him see a doctor as soon as possible.  There is a steroid treatment for it (no, not the steroids that athletes use).  For me, it took about 2 weeks for it to go away once I started the treatment.

The cause is unknown most of the time. He should keep his eye from drying out, so drops in the day and eye ointment at night if needed. If started early steroids sometimes help by reducing swelling. Sometimes acupuncture and or chiropractic can help, I would ask if they have treated for it before with success.

I know several people who have had Bells Palsy.  It is a virus that strikes primarily older people.  It causes partial paralysis that causes a droop in the lip, eye area.
My dad had it and it lasted for 6 months, a neighbor of his had it and it lasted 9 months.
They both went to infectious disease docs as well as neuros.  If i remember correctly, the infectious disease doc gave both parties Valtrex which is an antiviral med used for herpes and it slow down the progression of the disease.
Both parties reacted late to the symptoms.  The infectious disease specialist said if they had come immediately they can stp the disease in its tracks.
It attacks the nerve fibers and lays in the synapses of the nerve blocking the muscle signals.  The medications reaction with the disease is similiar to the way it attacks shingles which is also a form of herpes zoster virus.  They are all in the same family.

Hope this helps.

Best of health to your son and your quest for a proper physician.

I know several people who have had Bells Palsy.  It is a virus that strikes primarily older people.  It causes partial paralysis that causes a droop in the lip, eye area.
My dad had it and it lasted for 6 months, a neighbor of his had it and it lasted 9 months.
They both went to infectious disease docs as well as neuros.  If i remember correctly, the infectious disease doc gave both parties Valtrex which is an antiviral med used for herpes and it slow down the progression of the disease.
Both parties reacted late to the symptoms.  The infectious disease specialist said if they had come immediately they can stp the disease in its tracks.
It attacks the nerve fibers and lays in the synapses of the nerve blocking the muscle signals.  The medications reaction with the disease is similiar to the way it attacks shingles which is also a form of herpes zoster virus.  They are all in the same family.

Hope this helps.

Best of health to your son and your quest for a proper physician.