MyersParsec

No movies in the hospital for me. I was extraordinarily uncomfortable during the first part of my hospital stay and didn't do much other than sleep. I was hospitalized for 5 days. The last few days, I spent a lot of time watching NBA games and reading /r/NBA.

I am a Christian Bale Batman fan for sure. The Dark Knight is definitely the best Batman film, maybe the best superhero film. I also have watched Batman Begins maybe more times than any other movie. Though I do appreciate the goofy 90's films. Robin's plastic lips scene never ceases crack me up. Of those, Tim Burton's is the best of them IMO. Best Batman book is Killing Joke or Court of Owls - toss up.

I am completely independent and care for myself. I have no trouble showering or using the bathroom. Eating has been difficult. That has been maybe the hardest adjustment. I eat like an old man haha, I have to take small bites and its very hard to move food from one side of my mouth to the other. I don't need help, but it has certainly taken some getting used to. Thankfully, it has been getting easier by the day.

No getting made fun of yet. A few prying questions. "What happened to your face?" etc. I usually say something like "gang fight," or " you should see the other guy." As far as cancer jokes go, I truly do not mind. I'm not sure anyone could try and make fun of my situation in a way that would really hurt me meaningfully. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

I'm definitely going far-far future, like 3018, with the hopes of inter-galactic space travel. One ticket for the next off-world shuttle please and thank you!

If there are, I have not been made aware. What I have been told, is trying to activate paralyzed muscles too aggressively can be detrimental to recovery. I've been told to basically relax and wait for things to start turning back on on their own.

Great question, and you hit the nail on the head. Lots of eye drops, occasionally manually blinking the eye, just using the back of my finger to gently push up my lower lid. At night I use a eye gel, which is just eye drops with mineral oil to make them slightly viscous, and then I patch the eye before going to sleep.

I'm thinking about getting a patch to wear during the day to protect the eye from wind, which has been bothersome. But I haven't really been able to find a patch that I could live with wearing everyday. Most I've seen are either for sleep, really cumbersome, or are costume pieces.