Went back to work until 1pm today. Pain was getting worse, so I came back home. Face still looks about the same.

Still no sleep hardly at all. Only got 2 hours last night. Pain seems to be increasing again. Still dizzy.

By 10am, my face was getting worse. It was drooping worse than when it started last week. Can’t imagine why this is happening and I am still on the same 70mg of Prednisone. By that night, I am in total pain again. Now my eye is even being affected. I can blink it, but it is watering a lot. Instead of like most people that I have seen with Bells Palsy, my eye wants to squint and close - not droop open.

Not doing well today at all. Didn’t go to work. Real tired. Had about 5 hours of sleep, though. Face not improved any. Pain still there and gets real bad at times. Very sensitive to noise.

Called my doctor to inquire about an anti-viral. I was on that last time. He prescribed one for me (Famvir). I started it tonight.

Stayed home from work again today. Pain is a little better. Still taking the pain pills only once a day around noon after I eat. Slept about 4 hours last night. By mid afternoon, I felt up to doing some work on the computer for work. Did that for a few hours.

Got up to go to a meeting at work. Went down to 60 mg on Prednisone today. My face looks worse than ever. My eye is red and wants to shut. I stayed until about 10:30am. Pain was too much by then. On the way home, I felt a tingling feeling on my lip on the affected side. It, also, feels more numb today.

Very sensitive to noise and very tired today.

For the first time, I took two small naps today. The first one lasted about 15 minutes and the second one was about 45 minutes. This was very unusual for me.

I was very tired last night, so I did not take a sleeping pill. I went right to sleep, but woke up at 1:30am. My face actually looks a little better today. The pain is dull and not as intense either early this morning. I have been reading about Lyme Disease. Many of the symptoms fit what I have been experiencing over the past year or so - fatigue, some depression, mood changes, etc…. Also, for many years I have had severe abdominal pain. They are basically attacks of intense stabbing pain in my lower abdominal area. These sometimes occur 3 times in a week or sometimes are months between attacks. No rhyme or pattern to them. They last for about 30 minutes to an hour. Nothing helps ease them and no doctor has ever figured out why I have them.

I can not remember being bitten by a tick since I was a child, though. Also, no rash anywhere. Although, for years I experienced an intense rash around my groin area. However, this has been clear for 2 years now. The Chonic Lyme Disease symptoms are somewhat interesting. Who knows? Maybe, I should ask for a blood test?

Nothing unusual today. Just the same dull pain behind my ear that shoots toward the front of my head at times. Not too dizzy today either.