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Thought I'd had a mini stroke but got told today it's bells palsy which is a relief

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Thats what I was worried about too when I developed symptoms. although bells palsy is awful, I was relieved too. though i still feel a little concerned as they did no scans to rule out anything else. Though I'm sure they obviously know more than me lol. did you have scans at the time?

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