I had a doctor at Kaiser Permenente say to me whe she examined me for brochitis "I notice one of your eyes is smaller than the other." I said, "yes, I got Bell's Pasly in 2009." To which she replied "And you still have it?" That was this week Dec of 2016. Medical degree, smart lady. And like the person before, when you go to a doctor and they say "At least there is no pain, get another doctor. Immediately. I did not get my smile back and there is always some a**hole challenging why i am not smiling. Cold weather is agonizing and the fear every time you have an off day that it is coming back is terrifying. One idiot even told our group he got better because he prayed harder. No one has prayed harder than i did! And to those who say you will stay that way, al0so wrong. I have improved with different methodologies and the Center for Facial Recovery her in Rockville/Bethsda MD has some great new treatments. Never give up hope but get out there and LEARN about BP.