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Why are men so stubborn when it comes to their health? Late last week, Jeremy told me that his tongue had been hurting him for several days. I looked and could see nothing wrong. Then the next day, he tells me that the same spot had gone numb. I told him to go to the doctor. Of course, he said nothing was wrong and what would a doctor do? Now, several days later, he said that whole side of his face is numb/paralyzed a little. He can still do everything, but his speech is a little slurred. I'm out of town so I can't make him go to the Dr. He got an appt for Monday, but that is not soon enough for me. I begged him to go to a walk-in clinic. He just won't listen. I asked him to do it for me and he won't. He has self diagnosed himself with Bell's Palsy and I agree with him that this is the most likely diagnosis, but there is a chance it could be something worse. What if a day makes a difference? he says it is nothing, but if something attacks your nerves, it is serious to me. Some of my fear comes from when I had Encephalitis. It attacks your central nervous system and brain and I was seriously ill for several days. So I take anything like that seriously and it scares me to death. I'm sure he will probably be okay, but I won't have peace of mind until Monday.