Two Months Down - Progress Report

On 11/11 my mom noted that it was two months to the day since the onset of the palsy. I thought it might be a good occasion for a progress report.

I appear completely normal unless I'm demonstrating or you know what to look for. The residuals are in the apple of my cheek area and mean that I still can't wink with the palsy eye, my nose doesn't wrinkle evenly, I can't snarl evenly, my mouth still doesn't have full tension on the palsy side, and I have some loss of feeling in the apple of my cheek area. My contacts still don't track correctly, and I still remove them and goo up my eye for sleep.

I also still have the sensation of "bruised bones", but only when the cheek is under pressure.

For a while I was getting frustrated at explaining to people how even though I looked normal, I was still dealing with the aftereffects of the palsy. Today a colleague wisely asked about the residuals, and I felt so happy to report on my progress, but to admit that I have a ways to go. That is ok. I'm not being hard on myself, those are simply the facts. But if I never recover another iota, I can live just fine like this - that is how much better I am.

I can make my face twitch like crazy if I massage it, so I think progress is still coming.

My palsy eye seems to tear more easily than my left eye, could these be the crocodile tears Dr. K warned about?

I have a check-up with Dr. K in another month. In the meantime, I'll blog if something interesting happens. I also mean to add the photos that I've been neglecting to add for too long. I'd like to update the sidebar with some good resources for BP sufferers (being a librarian and all).

Oh, and the BP coworker? An incomplete paralysis, and complete recovery within 5 days. Wow!! Ok, so this wasn't me, and may not be you, but remember, they told me 3-6 months for any signs of recovery, and here at 2 months all visable signs of BP are gone. This can be done.