Oh mate it was bad, what made it worse though part way through the op the consultant said oh there is a 2% change of getting stroke :eek good job I don't suffer with HA can you imagine what it would do to a HA'er I felt sick. Yesh I do smoke way to much (do you still smoke?) so hard as its so addictive it sucks. A triple A don't like the sound of that Matt, How is he now? ATB