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June 11, 2025
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Members connected over the challenges of managing chronic illness symptoms in warmer weather, with several sharing that heat and humidity... Read more

Members connected over the challenges of managing chronic illness symptoms in warmer weather, with several sharing that heat and humidity trigger shortness of breath, heart issues, and general fatigue that limit their ability to work or enjoy activities. The conversation shifted to experiences with Bell's palsy, with one member describing nerve damage from a recent surgery that caused severe facial pain managed with Oxcarbazepine and Norco, while another shared a hopeful story of a family member whose Bell's palsy resolved with prednisone and antibiotics. A recurring theme was the importance of staying cool, being cautious outdoors, and seeking appropriate medical treatment when unexpected complications arise.

A myPHteam Member

Be careful outside, my mother in law yrs ago ended up with bells palsy because of a big bite while she was in one of her many flower beds. My husband thought she'd had a stroke and insisted my father in law take her to the hospital and that's where they discovered it to be bells palsy. It certainly was a fluke and didn't stop her from taking care of her flowers. She had a huge green thumb.

June 11, 2025
A myPHteam Member

Yrs, my heart doesn't like heat. I can't really even work inside my house, unless it is about 72.

June 11, 2025
A myPHteam Member

No I'm taking Oxcarbazepine

June 11, 2025
A myPHteam Member

Oh no, did thry hit a nerve? My mother in laws was able to be treated with just prednisone and I think an antibiotic as well. Hers did go away. My husband gas an old college friend who has had it for yrs. I do hope you have the short lived one.

June 11, 2025
A myPHteam Member

I have bell's palsy too from a nose surgery in Feb.

June 11, 2025

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