I had the lower spinal cord stimulator on August 10th and I swear I would kill anyone who would try and turn it off or take it away! The surgery was not much fun but I am finally getting to the point where the "surgical" pain is very minimal for most of the time. I had a lamenectomy several years ago with no success and of course I have been through ever pain management trick in the book and none helped for more than an hour. The Medtronic stimulator WORKS well for me and I am very happy I made the decision to do it. That's all for now so please pardon the interruption and go back to your normal business