as my body was now becoming a shadow of its former self i was now also regularly being beaten , thumped , squeezed and twisted by a gang of masochists , which were collectively known as physiotherapists , but as you can guess i never felt a thing , in fact a dentist did two fillings without any anaesthetic , and i never flinched a muscle ( normally when they said this wont hurt i would threaten to grab hold of their sphericals and say you and me both ) .