So I woke up this morning at 2:30am to feed Emma a bottle and my face felt wierd. So I looked in the mirror and the right side of my face is paralyzed!! I thought I was just sleeping on that side of my face and that it would be gone in the morning. It is not gone. Its like I went to the dentist to have some work done and the numbness will never go away! So I called my doctor, Dr. Melinda Cave, and she says she has seen this many times in patients. In 85% of patients it goes away! She has started me on steroids and antiviral medicine to cure the problem. In the meantime, I am very annoyed! I can't smile, close my right eye, pucker my lips...nothing! The real horrible thing is that I can't keep my right eye closed enough to keep my eye lubricated. So I have to keep putting in no tear drops, and I have to wear a patch over my eye at night! My daughters are going to think that I am a pirate when I get up to feed them! Seriously...this is horrible and very strange! The medicine better work fast!
By the way, Emma rolled over last week! Yeah Emma! And this morning at the doctor Emma weighed 8lbs 4 oz and Camden is 9lbs! They are getting so big!
Amanda & Rob Finlinson
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That happened to a friend of mine a few years back, I think while she was pregnant, but it went away! I am sure you will be back to normal in no time. At least you got your super cute family pictures taken already and you don't have to stress about that!
Oh no! That sounds soooo annoying. I really hope it goes away very fast!
Ok so I am really really sorry but I pictured it and I am cracking up! I am sorry but being your best friend I just had to laugh. That would suck!! Good luck and I will keep you posted with the arrival of Austin! love you!!
OH I hope you get better soon. Its not like you dont have enough going on right now. I have to agree with Jenn through the patch sounds hilariously sexy!! :)-
Thanks girls!I have to laugh to or I would just cry all day! You should see me try to eat with half my mouth!
amanda, thats weird...what caused it??
How weird!!! I hope it's as un-serious (for lack of a better word!) as you make it sound. Hope you snap out of it soon. And congrats little girls for getting so big!
Oh Amanda when will it all stop, huh!?!?! I feel so bad for you and I hate to ask, but PLEASE post a picture!!
Sounds stress related...are you getting enough sleep and relaxing? That is probably a dumb question with twins on your hands. I know I am lacking in the sleep and relaxation area. Please keep us updated and I really hope the medicine kicks in quickly!
That really is not funny. That would freak me out!!
oh my goodness! That is really scary. i hope it fixes itself soon. I recently heard about someone else having this and it did go away, but I don't know what caused his. good luck!
Yikes! I've heard about this happening to other people too. Hope it goes away soon!
Amanda--
What? I've never heard of that before! Trust your doctor that you will be better in no time. I'm sure that "annoyed" is putting your feelings about this mildly. --CARRIE
what the update on your face??? im so curious!
That's crazy!! I've never heard of that before. I can't even imagine how disturbing that would be. I hope it corrects itself soon.
Are your babies seriously old enough to roll over?? That's insane! How exciting!
Hi Duh. A mission companion of mine had that. It was kind of funny. I've had some great visuals. My blog is lifeofbret.blogspot.com.
hope everything's going okay, amanda. your girls sure are cute! we made our blog available to invitees only, so i need your email address. email me at fizzaith@netscape.net and i'll make sure to invite you.
How are you feeling? Has it gone away?
Amanda it is time for a new post...I got your announcement and they are darling! Megan did an amazing job as usual and so did you and Rob...those are some cute girls!
Hi, sorry I am a total blog stalker and I found your blog off the Skinner's. I had to say something because I have 15 month old twin boys. I was reading your story and it is really similar to what I went through with my kids. Your girls are beautiful! Twins are the best! They are so fun when they are little but now that they are running around and playing together, it is so fun! You can check us out at mcgivenfamily.blogspot.com
Oh and by the way, my sister-n-law had that paralysis thing and it went away. I hope you are feeling better!
i need an update on your face! i hope it has gotten better. :)
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