The former Australia and NSW front-rower had one of his best games of the season in a 30-20 loss to Canberra on Sunday, when he was split open early and had tissue-like objects stuffed up his nose to stop the bleeding.
The Titans led 16-0 early but then bled points, with poor defensive lapses and stupid penalties leading to their third consecutive loss.
It doesn't get any easier in Townsville on Saturday when they take on a North Queensland side coming off a bye and three wins on the trot.
Campbell-Gillard said he was not fazed by his battered nose.
"It comes with the game and how we play," he said.
"I've got a shiner on the schnoz. It's not feeling too good, but you get on with it. I'll be fine.
"I'll try to manage it this week, and if I cop another knock on it I'll have to deal with it."
The 31-year-old missed four weeks of training and both pre-season trial games with a shoulder injury and said he was still to get back to his best.
He was Parramatta's 2024 player of the year, so he knows his best consistent form is not too far away.
"I am still trying to find my feet within the team. I missed the majority of the pre-season with my shoulder, so I am playing a bit of catch-up," Campbell-Gillard sad.
"I've got to try and fit in and see how everyone operates, so the more games I get to play with the team on a consistent basis the more my game will keep improving.
"It is not where I want it to be at the moment. It will come in the next few weeks."
The Titans have issues with concentration lapses. They play well, then switch off.
"There is a bit of a lapse in a 10-minute window before and after halftime," Campbell-Gillard said.
"That's where we are coming undone. It is about nullifying that period where we lose concentration. The opposition get a sniff and go on with it. It is killing us. We've just got to find a way to win."
The Titans have been boosted with the return of last year's NRL leading try-scorer Alofiana Khan-Pereira on the wing after a hamstring injury. The speed demon just has to pass a fitness test on Thursday to take his place in the line-up.
The Titans have named boom back-rower David Fifita on the bench. Coach Des Hasler said initially a hamstring injury would keep Fifita out for a month, but the strain was not as serious as first thought.
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