So glad you mentioned that! During the trial I DID notice I had a headache (which is one regular pain symptom that I do not regularly have -HA HA) and I mentioned it to my doctor. He told me the headache was not from the stimulator. My instinct told me it was.... I know my own body and was sure it wasn't a coincidence. Headaches during both trials.....headache gone when trial was over. As you know, I still went ahead with the implants and the headache did return with it; but only for about 2-3 weeks. I do not get them anymore.

As for your performance anxiety about the procedure, it's really not that bad! When you think about the pain you are suffering day in and day out, a few seconds of discomfort is a small sacrifice in what you get in return. Realize that, and everything should feel okay for you. I guess I'm lucky because I'm pretty fearless. I once had an emergency C-section where there was not time for the pain-numbing stuff to take and they had to strap down my head and body and go ahead and cut (talk about barbaric). After "surviving" that pain (twice--happened again with my second son) and daily life with RSD, everything else pales in comparison!