The 2nd try for surgery went well! The Dr had to take a bit of a more aggressive route. Instead of only having to use 5 inches of nerve from my calve area, he had to take over 12 inches. Which leaves me with a nasty scar! It would have been nice If the nerve between my lip & cheek were large enough to connect the nerve from my lower leg, but that's not the case. He had to go from my sideburn where the facial nerve starts to branch out under the parotid or (salivary gland). The part of the jaw that sticks out like a ball by the ear. The Dr took out some of my parotid gland and my cheek swelled up like a softball. Not exaggerating...It was gross. This should do the trick for now. I have to wait 9-13 months and after the nerve is biopsied to see if it is firing, I will get a new cheek...well, that will come from my body though. Either some of my inner thigh or my trunk area.
Now I wait, but I am starting to become an expert on waiting!
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