The following is a very disturbing testimony that a reader named Leo recently sent in: Hi, I was searching on line regarding Bell's palsy that I was diagnosticed last Nov 26 after Thanksgiving day, I did received the flu and H1N1 vaccine about 2 weeks ago in the place that work which is kind a mandatory for the type of patients that we care, any way I didn't feel any side effect until 5 days ago when I started having some kind of sore throat and headache in the back of my left ear, well the Thanksgiving day the pain was excruciating I couldn't sleep at all I took pain medication OTC but nothing helped me at that time, and the worse when I woke up next day the whole left side of my face was paralized I called 911 thinking I was having some kind of Stroke they took me inmediality to the nearest trauma hospital with "Stroke Alert" they did everything for me including an MRI and I was so furtunated that the MRI was negative for Stroke or TIA but after I describe the secuence of my symptoms the doctors told me that I was having Bell's Palsy that usually comes after a viral infection such a "cold sores" but my question was that I didn't have a cold sore probably 6 months ago o more so that didn't really click with my story. (Read More.....)


On December 19th, a women named Sarah shared her story about how she developed Bell's Palsy shortly after receiving the H1N1 swine flu vaccine and how this has ruined her Christmas: "The exact same thing has happened to me! Please think twice about getting this shot. I am a healthy 28 year old and never get sick. I had my shot five days ago and now I have Bells Palsy. So far I am only talking out of the right side of my mouth. ( But my doctor told me to prepare for the worst) My head hurt all week and my speech was slurred the night after I got my shot. I just thought I was tired and then had PMS . I know things could be worse but this could cause permanent effects. I had such a bad headache I throw up and ruptured blood vessels all over my face and chin. I went to a Urgent Care center and was prescribed steroids but this slows down the healing time of broken blood vessels but helps reduce nerve swelling. I am terrified of waking up to my face being distorted and not being able to close my eye. I just hope everything heals. What a awful Christmas!"
Today we wanted to share a swine flu vaccine side effect story 