Thanks for the info. I want to spend the good part of this year looking up everything I can find on the subject, I've tried all sorts so far with no success, and unfortunately due to my desired career in the Royal Navy most short-term solutions are completely impractical for my case. I realise the horrors of ETS, but I prefer to live in hope, with the belief that there is a chance it can work successfully... better to live in hope than to live in doubt.

I'd like to do a bit of research into T4/T5 surgery, if only to give me a positive outlook that there is some potential. I don't suppose anybody can give me a non-biased link/contact as an area to start.