Thanks John G for confirming what I had heard about the laser surgery. The unspoken message I got from the surgeon was that he wouldn't do it to his worst enemy.

I had some sort of laser treatment on the palate I think, when I had my op but I don't remember any particular effects from that. I was recovering badly from the general anaesthetic though, so I don't remember much at all about it, except waking up with bandages up my nose and being really afraid of suffocating.

Helen