Will theprof and MrsProf please accept my sincere thanks for their response?

[peripathetic]

Like most lay people I was looking for a black & white answer but now realise that this is not possible.
I entered my original question on Answerbank after considerable research on the net.
However the available information is either so simplistic as to be useless or so detailed as to be incomprehensible (to me). Your answer has enabled me to accept my 'diagnostic' limitations.
Unfortunately my wife, 'client' and I are still at the the end of our respective tethers.
The client had his oesophagus removed and replaced with a length of colon. The 'new' oesophagus/stomach interface is not working and he is still experiencing acid reflux and also cannot speak properly because of damage to one of his voice box nerves with subsequently disturbed sleep following food/reflux? entering his lungs and causing choking.
It is over four months since he saw the surgeon who promised a revision.

Please ignore this diatribe, no response expected, but I had to tell someone.

[China Doll]

The prof and Mrs prof are ace :c)

[factor-fiction]

It's good when people say thanks.
You don't need to create new threads though- you can just reply to your own question.

[theprof]

Once again you've got me blushing China!

[Bazile]

Hi prof

Would you be kind enough to have a look at my question below of 07/08/10 - i've posted the link to the article , you asked me for

Thanks