just one more comments re te scs, have the doc and leave it in for the full 14 days to get a better idea of success, but the most important thing about an scs is finding the best installing doc you can get your hands on. my 1st one i was niave and thought that since he did them all the time he must be really good. when i had problems following the procedure everyone else i talked to who had the same procedure had the same problems. on the second implant i went into the dr office at around 10 am because that is when the office usually full (and it was) and i spoke with everyone in there. 99 % said their response was great 1% said it had made things worse. After speaking with the doctor having him answer a list of questions i had prepared i felt pretty comfortable but that 1 problem patien made me causcious. when i went back into the lobby and sat down while i was waiting for a follow up apt a woman i has spoken with earlier in the lobby quietly told me that the man with problems may have had some needed adjustment but on the 2nd day before calling the dr he went down to the local bar got hammered and fell off his chair. i wouldnt have believed her but when the guy fell he refused an ambulance and instead had a friend drive him in and she happened to be there for an appt. the guys friend complained that the office didnt have a tv because he was missing the football game because his "idiot friend couldnt hold his liquor and fell right out of the stool". any concerns i ad about the doc evaporated.