Hi All, Thought I'd (Theresa) update everyone once again. Eden visited the plastic surgeon again on Tuesday. This was her second visit there (we were there in May). Let me just interject here to say that I love this doctor. His personal skills are superior! Anyway, he was encouraged by Eden's progress regarding facial muscles. She has 60-65% movement around her mouth (and he agreed with me that her mouth is almost symmetrical). She is developing folds around her nose and chin which indicate that the nerve has reached all the way across the left side of her face. And her eye is moving much better. The only thing that may not recover is her "corneal anesthesia" which is the reflex that causes the eye to blink when irritated (e.g. touched lightly with a small piece of tissue). He has never seen that recover, but didn't rule it out. FYI: the Facial Nerve Center in Pgh is one of only 3 places in the nation that do what they do.
Another great factoid regarding our doctor: he'll be in Leola in September for an auction that raises money for the special clinic in Strasburg that treats Amish and Mennonite families who suffer from rare genetic diseases. He highly recommends going if you're in the area :)
So happy to hear that Eden is improving. Will continue to pray for even more healing.
Posted by Marie, Sep 6 2005, 08:19Marie