Almost in the clear

Progress has come in fits and spurts, but on what would be my two-month checkup with the dentist who gave me this paresthesia, I got the all-clear. My tongue was at about 90 percent from normal, the highest yet, and I have been able to feel those sharp jabs (a sign that the nerves are re-firing) that tell me the path to recovery is close at hand. The tip of my tongue is the "last" to come back to full speed because it is furthest from the strike point. I still feel the slight sensation of carrying a marble in the right front corner of mouth - the result of not being fully healed ... but as the days pass, that feeling is less pronounced. I still won't give myself the all clear until the year's end. The dentist tells me that he felt "this small" when the incident occurred, but he's glad at my positive spirit and tells me further appointments won't be necessary.