Today I started feeling pain in my affected side of my face. I am almost two weeks post eruption of shingles on my left leg. Now my face is aching a little. What are the chances that I 'll have a recurrent eruption of shingles on my face ,right side, after a new site eruption on the left?

Makes me sick to write the date, that more than a month has passed and I still feel swelling come and go inside my face/neck - wherever that nerve is. The eye that closes sometimes but is always needing maintenance. The mouth that has one part on the lower lip that is a hold out. Muscles now seem hypertonic (I think that's the right word). Left side overcompensating. Open mouth twisted.

First the good news: my mouth feels much more normal this morning, as does my eye, meaning it's appearing by feel like it is able to close and even blink in more harmony with the other eye. Can make a "kissing" noise but not a raspberry or whistle.

Today, Sunday, another week. Had trouble logging in this morning as well as even getting in to report the problems. Then it worked for some reason. Thought i had lost the site for good! I imagine steps are being taken to reduce the spam.

Wow, a month exactly since my face froze. I forgot to mention in yesterday's blog that my neurotologist referred me for face-therapy: he explained that they would help me use some muscles less that are being overused (an untactful client said it looked like almost a 'tic' in the unfrozen size), and use the other muscles more. I am doing some of that on my own. But I will see the specialist to see if she or he has other suggestions.

A lot has happened in a few days, mostly good. I appreciate the metaphor of the game "Sorry" - meaning two steps forward one back. I did, in fact, have some acupuncture Friday (don't worry, light on the face) and then led a lot of singing. Still some distortions in my ear making pitch sound interesting. And a sudden tiredness in the middle of one chant. However, for the most part my singing was up to par.

Well it's a good morning. Yesterday's other, left ear pressure is not there today. I have two nights if sleeping on my right, affected ear. Plus two nights without the eye patch as the right eye as it can close in both positions. I still put ointment in it though to make sure no trouble.

No pain at all today. Dry eye better, possibly because I'm getting 3/4 blink now. I experimented with not telling a client there was anything wrong but she noticed right away, then I explained. Other clients saw improvement from one week ago. Also no fatigue today, despite poor sleep last night (due to snow and branches pummeling the roof). Appointment with neurotologist scheduled thanks to eye doc. Which means I will cancel appointment with famy medicine and save my copay for my acupuncture treatments. I am so grateful my face is coming back.

Just over three weeks into this. Face is much improved, even right eyebrow is moving, albeit not as high as the left one yet. Eye was bugging me and I assumed it was just dry. Turns out it had dirt in it and I did not realize. A good reminder to check regularly since it cannot take care of itself yet. I write these things in the hopes this will help someone else. At night I put in ointment and cover with childs eye band aid. I stick it on my arm for awhile first so the sticky part will not stick overly tightly to delicate tissue around eye.

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