'Worried' Bristol Palin Shares Look At Terrifying Facial Paralysis

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Bristol Palin is sharing a concerning health update.

On Wednesday, the Teen Mom OG alum shocked followers on her Instagram Stories when she revealed she’s been suffering from a form of facial paralysis — that just started out of nowhere about a week ago:

“I woke up nine days ago with a little weird sensation in my face. My mouth was pulling this way, and it just felt a little off.”

She said when she “looked in the mirror” she thought “wow, this is looking a little weird”. And that’s when things started getting scary:

“Within a couple of hours, the entire left side of my face was numb and just paralyzed. I couldn’t really blink my eye, definitely had no movement on the side of my face. So crazy.”

So horrifying! See some pics of her face (below):

Of course, immediately anyone would be concerned about a stroke with this kind of facial drooping, but Bristol did the right thing and immediately got medical attention. Thankfully, the doctors confirmed through a CT scan it wasn’t anything life-threatening. But her actual diagnosis was troubling.

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According to Sarah Palin‘s daughter, medical professionals gave her “steroids and other medications” and said the paralysis was brought on by… “stress”! She explained:

“Nothing came back, they think it’s just a case of Bell’s palsy maybe brought on by stress or lack of sleep. … I think it was brought on by stress.”

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke define Bell’s palsy as “a form of temporary facial paralysis or weakness on one side of the face”. Temporary! That’s heartening! The MTV star said right now the condition is getting “a little painful” — but that’s actually a good sign, as pain means she’s no longer completely numb:

“I know I look crazy right now, but this has been such an improvement from what I was looking like. I’m finally starting to get some of the sensation back.”

Throughout other clips she shared, showing her progress in healing, the 34-year-old revealed some pretty awful symptoms — like dry eyes from not being able to blink fully. By day six she even admitted she was “worried” because she still couldn’t feel anything! Luckily acupuncture was able to help speed up the process for her, though.

This whole experience has changed her outlook on her self-image, too, as she confessed in a clip:

“[When I feel insecure], I am gonna remember this and just be so thankful for a normal functioning face because this has been wild.”

We’re glad to hear Bristol’s health is on an uphill climb now, but how scary! Reactions, Perezcious readers?

[Image via Bristol Palin/Instagram]

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