Sorry to hear you're going through this but glad to hear you are getting out! Sitting inside all day won't help
I had my surgery in February, I too didn't expect facial paralysis at all, but surprise! Also, no movement at all. BUT at four weeks, I started to get itching around my mouth and then a few days later a little movement. I'm at five months now, I have decent mouth movement, a little in my forehead, but no blinking. I have said over and over, the surgery is nothing compared to the frustration in dealing with my eye. Lube, glasses, dryness, repeat. I did go to an eye Dr in the first week and got a sclera sense. Best money spent by far. Just provides long term protection. I haven't had to wear it the past few weeks because its been nice and humid.
Frustrating beyond belief, but you know it, time. I was told at six months, if I had nothing, we'd have to consider alternative methods. So I was beyond happy to see something at four weeks.
We're they monitoring your face during surgery to make sure it maintained movement? At least when I finished mine, they knew the nerve was intact, I guess just disturbed enough to shut off.
Keep getting out. Movement, laughing, conversation, it's all good. I only had two people ask if I'd just come from the dentist! They felt pretty bad when I said "nope, brain surgery."