Ever feel like you’re on a path and you have NO IDEA where it leads?? Strengthening a 140 day-old knee while hitting 100 days with RHS and I’m finding that my path is unknown. There is no “end” date. Each day, I have to try and dig deep for energy. Yet I’m not sleeping. It’s the unknown that keeps me up at night.

“Pray for what you want, but work for the things you need.” A fortune cookie saying I found taped to my grandmother’s cabinet.

Fifteen days ago I woke with extreme ear pain. I can’t remember when the facial paralysis began. I just remember trying to talk and my face wasn’t acting right. On Wednesday, November 14th, I was diagnosed; It is called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. This is my story.

It’s been 47 days since I was in the ER and developed Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. I was officially diagnosed on November 14th. I began treatments, 31 days ago. I’ve had one round of acupuncture and feel no change in how my face functions. I have moments of nerve reactions, but with no idea when it will end, all I can do is wait.

Recovering from Knee Replacement is not easy. You must always move. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” ~ Budda

My first 10 days after getting Total Knee Replacement is definitely not a picnic in the park, a smooth ride, or a walk around the block. Choose your metaphor!