Thanks for your reply Samoake, actually I've noticed some good improvements over the last few days. I finish my corticosteroid meds tomorrow, and I also went in for an acupuncture session which I swear made things move along quicker in recovery.

Hopefully within a few weeks I'll have full movement back, I'm feeling much more confident of a full recovery now my mouth is working heaps better and my eye, although not blinking properly yet, is able to close fully when I concentrate. yippee! At least the worst of it will be over when bub arrives (I'm due in 4 days!)