Hi Stella,
Thank you for letting us know how things went. I, too, am sorry for the challenges you’ve had post op. We’ve had several members w/ facial & eye paralysis after ES surgery. Two of the more recent members did fully recover eye blinking & mouth function but it did take some time.
Jules mentioned eye drops which is a great idea. I know the other two people who had this happen did use drops in the eye that wouldn’t blink to keep it lubricated. Here is the link for @tp12 's posts. She had the same problem after her surgery in Aug. of this year. She posted regularly to update how her healing progressed. Reading what she wrote would be helpful & encouraging for you.
I will also pray for steady healing of those nerves. I hope that in spite of the set backs, you are noticing reduction of ES symptoms. 