hey mary i am so glad to hear that your scs was such a success. thats great your doc said you could get back to the horses in 6 months, by that time i was back to doing everything but contact sports (no snowboarding ). after i saw my doc for my 2 week follow up i was allowed to do everything i could tolerate except for heavy lifting, no more than 10 pounds for a couple of months. anyway i am so excited that your procedure went so well and you are loving it. i tried to warn you that the battery site would really hurt...mine did.