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Topic: Stiff face

MysteryGirl44
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 10201

posted

Hi!

I have a stiff face and it is hard to hold a smile. This is bothering me greatly because I am known for always smiling and I want to show that I'm happy.

What could be causing this and what can I do to get rid of this?

I would really appreciate suggestions.

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Posts: 514 | From New Jersey | Registered: Sep 2006 | IP: Logged |

Jenny in MI
Member
Member # 17225

posted

Hi, I know exactly how you feel. My face was numb when I pinched my cheeks and the bones in my face hurt so badly when I slept on my stomach. Some of that is going away now, but it is just from the Lyme. Sorry, it is an awful symptom along with the 30 other terrible ones.

Posts: 63 | From Clarkston, MI | Registered: Sep 2008 | IP: Logged |

wantabe
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 14703

posted

Me too...
-had to actually argue w/a duck that it hurt to smile when they wanted me to during an examination.
I really couldn't!

Face still gets stiff at times, but is much better
-now if I just wanted to smile more...working on that!

keep smiling inside [Wink]

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Lyme+ dx Dec.07
Currently: Levaquin,Cefdinir,Plaquinil,Fluconazole
Nystatin,B12 meth, nortriptyline
Ambien,Clonazepam,many supplements
Dairy, sugar, gluten free diet
infrared sauna and exercise

Posts: 235 | From Iowa | Registered: Feb 2008 | IP: Logged |

Parisa
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 10526

posted

My husband cheeks were stiff and his expression was off for about a year and a half. With treatment, he's about 99% better.

Posts: 984 | From San Diego | Registered: Nov 2006 | IP: Logged |

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