Bristol Palin shocked fans on Wednesday by revealing she’s suffering from facial paralysis for over a week.
In a lengthy Instagram video, the influencer, 34, showed off that the left side of her face has been left mostly immobile due to a common yet terrifying neurological disorder.
She said that her doctor believes she has a case of Bell’s Palsy, which is the temporary paralysis or weakness of the facial muscles.
Palin said the ordeal kicked off nine days ago when she first noticed that her face was suddenly ‘pulling’ to the left.
‘Within a couple hours, the entire left side of my face was numb and just paralyzed,’ said Palin, who recorded the entire journey for her 551,000 followers to see.
‘I couldn’t really blink my eye [and I] definitely had no movement on the side of my face… So crazy.’
Bristol Palin shocked fans on Wednesday by revealing she’s currently suffering from facial paralysis
Palin immediately went to the doctor, who ordered several tests and a CT scan. She was also put on steroids and other medications.
She said ‘nothing came back’ from the tests or CT scan and that her doctor ‘thinks it’s just a case of Bell’s Palsy.’
The temporary condition may have been ‘brought on by stress or lack of sleep’ — although Palin says she hasn’t been ‘super stressed’ lately.
‘I know I look crazy right now but this has been such an improvement from what I was looking like,’ Palin told viewers.
‘I’m finally starting to get some sensation back. It’s been a little painful the last two days which is a good indication that it’s getting better.’
She said that his situation has inspired her to be kinder to herself.
‘The next time I say my nose is long and I want a nose job, I am going to remember this and I’m just going to be so thankful to have a normal, functioning face because this has been wild.’
Palin then revealed she’s been getting frequent acupuncture to aid in her recovery.
‘If you know anyone who has any of these symptoms, I would highly suggest going more of the Eastern medicine route,’ she said.
‘I’ve been getting acupuncture multiple times and that has helped speed up the recovery process tremendously.’
Palin documented the scary ordeal day-by-day as she slowly but surely regained mobility in her face.
The influencer, 34, revealed in a lengthy Instagram video that the left side of her face has been left mostly immobile due to relatively common neurological disorder
