Facial Control - Had it now it's gone.

[Dan]

Eli,
Sorry I didn't see this sooner.  I also had no paralysis the first 5 days after surgery, but then within 48hrs I had no movement at all AN side.  At 5 weeks post OP I had the first eyebrow and eyelid movement, it took almost 3 months before I could close my eye and sleep without an eye patch.  I'm 2.5 years post OP and would say 90% recovered, my smile is still a little crooked and my eye gets irritated pretty easy because it doesn't blink properly.  I wear protective glasses when I go bike riding, and wear googles when I go swimming or skiing and have no problems.

Like everyone else said and your Dr. probably to, everything should come back, at least enough that you hardly notice it.  Good Luck.

Dan in Germany