Thank you for sharing. I have been feeling isolated as I don't know anyone who has been through this, or even knew it was possible. I'm sorry you have been going through this. Everything I've read says if it isn't dealt with right away it can be permanent. I refuse to give up. Thank you for the suggestion to move the jaw side to side. My therapist had me doing exercises like that but I stopped after I couldn't move my tongue anymore. I will resume moving my jaw. My oncologist told me there is a surgery that can be done that cuts a muscle in the face. It does not have a high success rate, can only be done once, and is not permanent. I haven't gotten another opinion on that or otherwise pursued it as I want to gain more weight to get me above the low end of safe weight for my height. I hope the new year brings a breakthrough to recovery for you.