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Why is there no cheek flexibility on the AN side?

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pattibobatti:
The botox is a chemical that stops movement in muscles.  The doctor injected just enough to calm down all the mass movement that was going on in my cheek.  The large muscle in the neck controls many of the movement in the face.

Patti

er:
I quess I'm still confussed, don't you want movement.
I know 2 1/2 years and I have gotten some movement but my left side of the mouth is still pretty stiff just the right side of my lips move.
eve

lori67:
Well, you want the movement in your face, but sometimes some of the other muscles around that area get so tight and stay contracted that it gets painful.  It happens frequently in the neck muscles.  The botox injections can help to stop the spasms long enough to be able to stretch that muscle out a bit and to work on strengthening the correct muscles you want movement in.  The use it a lot in people with spinal cord injuries also so that their joints don't get stuck in a flexed position.

And if you're a movie star, I hear it does wonders on wrinkles!   ;)
Lori

marg:
Thanks all,
    I haven't had the muscles in my face get painful ... but they sure do tighten up in the cold like you said Patti.  It's a good thing that I live in the Pacific Northwest...seldom do we have snow or  temps below the 30 degree mark....  :)

     Right now I have been sick since Sunday ... went to the doctor today and found out I have bronchitis and a sinus infection .... and no voice - do you know what that is like for a teacher  :( .  I used up almost all the sick leave I had when I had surgery in May (what I had saved up from almost 30 years in teaching) . I stayed home Monday and Tuesday because I couldn't even get up and now have only 17 hours left for the whole school year. 
  The scary thing about this, is that when a teacher (in my state) runs out of sick leave you lose 1/182 of your WHOLE years salery.  Teachers are only paid for the days we work - no paid holidays or summers, or spring breaks (like a lot of people think).  If I go over my sick leave it is a huge deal.  I would have had more saved up but between, raising kids, a couple of other surgeries I had, and 2 sets of elderly parents who have been sick ... well, you know how it goes.  Anyway, here's hoping the antibiotics kick in SOON ... and the tinnitus (which has been super loud since I got sick) softens up a bit.   Have any of you had your tinnitus get louder when you are sick?
Margaret
P.S.  Tomorrow is Friday... I think I can do one more day....then the weekend to rest up.

er:
thank you Lori,

for your answers. I am not a movie star I kind of not cared how I looked since the surgery. I do try some times but I noticed it doesn't help the older I get.
Marg,
Yes, my ringing in the ear does get louder when I am sick. Or when I take some medication. I am on antibiotics also for an infection I've developed here the past few weeks. I sure hope it clears up.
eve
 

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