Thank you Colleen. I appreciate all the info. I guess our dr's never referred to it as flap before. This all makes sense. And yes we did get the go ahead from the surgeon to do massaging; both for the hardness and MLD.

I don't know if I should start a new threat or post this here. 'Tightness during/after eating' Do any of you notice that after you eat or while eating your throat gets tight?

LisaB
Happy Canada Day!