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Diagnosed Bells Palsy, Pain Down The Neck, Feel Depressed. Treatment?

I have just been diagnoised with bells palsy (well 4 days ago) and just today am getting pains down my neck could you give me any advise on that and any treatment that can help me hopefully to get better quicker or any think at all that you can advise me on and if its long term would you recommend surgery to be honest I haven't been told to much about it and I would rearly like to no its rearly getting me down and am starting to feel depressed
Wed, 23 Oct 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Belles palsy is basically a paralysis of the lower part of the facial nerve and there has to be reason for it. Although viral infections are a common reason but other reasons need to be investigated.
The fact that you are having pain in neck which is sever enough suggests that you should do a MRI scan of your cervical vertebra and the head. Nothing wrong in being cautious. If it is a surgical cause then yes surgery may be required.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Diagnosed Bells Palsy, Pain Down The Neck, Feel Depressed. Treatment?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Belles palsy is basically a paralysis of the lower part of the facial nerve and there has to be reason for it. Although viral infections are a common reason but other reasons need to be investigated. The fact that you are having pain in neck which is sever enough suggests that you should do a MRI scan of your cervical vertebra and the head. Nothing wrong in being cautious. If it is a surgical cause then yes surgery may be required. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.