A Crooked Little Smile

It looks like T may be left with a slightly altered smile. When the nerve was clipped to be tested by pathology, it caused numbness to the upper right of his face. The good news is this includes his teeth on the upper right jaw so as long as he contains any cavities to that part of his mouth, he'll never need a shot at the dentist. Nice, right? In addition to clipping the nerve, there was quite a bit of cutting on this side of his face, which may have resulted in some weakness. Once the drains are removed and as he heals, some strength may return, or it may not. I think we'll all become accustomed to a new smile, knowing that renewed life comes with it.  Another possible casualty has to do with his left thumb. He noticed some numbness there post surgery so I asked the plastic surgeon's PA about it when he stopped by this afternoon. Evidently taking the flap from that part of the forearm sometimes results in some numbness. T used to refer to himself as numbskull after his first surgery. Now we'll have to come up with something new! So far everyone who has come by has been very pleased with T's progress. He is a strong man, and we are thanking the Lord for him today.