If anyone out there is following my story you will know I had an attack (if thats the right word) of Bells Palsy July 25th-ish. The right side of my face was paralysed.

After three months I am now receiving Acupuncture physio to help improve the condition which can take upto a year to fully recover.

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Today I went for my 5th session and it was different from the four previous sessions.  Today I really felt those needles being inserted into my face , but I didnt whine, and then Dr Z did something new! She rolled up my T-shirt and inserted six needles in my stomach arranged in a sort of Y around my tummy button. (that is going completely on feel of the needles going in, so it could have been a T shape ) Then as per usual she hooked me up to a pulse generator thingie and proceeded to make me twitch like a frog's leg in a science lab. But before she left me for my usual 30-40 minutes of twitching, she positioned a heat lamp over my face and left me to gently cook during my twitching!

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Let me explain about my worry over the tummy needles. I don't exactly possess a six pack sort of stomach. Being nearly fifty, it seems like I all the packs I ever drank have moved to my stomach, so I don't have a six pack, it is more like a 127 pack.

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Now herein lies the question: what size needles does she use on a 127 pack stomach compared to a six packer?   Well I didn't look but it did seem to take a long time to position them and remove them. Next time I will look for knitting needle sized needles .... But I was cool  and I paid my $50 and booked my next session for next Monday morning.... I hope Dr Z doesnt feel the urge to move anymore clothing up or down

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Update 14:00 or 2pm for civilians

Mediva Blue Cross accepts receipts for Acupuncture and I manage to get back 80% of the cost of the physio. So instead of paying $50 a session I effectively pay $10. That seems reasonable.