January 2011 - update

Well, it's been a while, which is a good sign.

My tongue pretty much stayed as it was while I was pregnant. After the birth, my tongue returned almost to normal. Since then I've had a few minor relapses, but nothing major and it's almost always close to normal now. It doesn't feel the way it did before the injury - there's a slightly greasy feel sometimes - but I rarely think about it at all. I figure it's like having a scar - never going to be the same, but the wound that was once there has healed. It's worse when I'm tired (which with a baby in the house, is most of the time).

If you're reading this blog and haven't healed early on, take heart. My injury still changes even now, more than a year later. I know the research says these things heal early or not at all, but that's not my experience. It's grown gradually better and better over a long period of time. Maybe I just don't notice it, maybe my brain has compensated, but whatever the reason it's absolutely tolerable now.

Good luck. Stay well.