And Hannah, I am one of the newbie folks who came looking for information, any information, hungry for information, thirsting for the pros and the cons as I approach what I think will be Trial surgery. I am now set for the mandated phychiatric eval before any implant surgery, even the Trial. It was curiosity regarding the eval which drew me into NeuroTalk because I was just clueless.

Once here, I found SO many more threads than mere pre-surgical eval that I got hooked and stayed. Learning about bumps, tweaks, satisfaction, dissatisfaction, hurts, incision pain, recovery, programming, and on and on brings a wealth of experiential STUFF to the table so we who follow may learn. Goodness, reading of the accident with boiling water which seems to have exacerbated your pain is a must read. Thoughts I have nurtured have included the hope for some return of normalcy [don't ask me do define that] to my life so some pre-injury activities might be returned to me.

Many thanks for your words of fore-knowledge, one who has gone before down the road. You inspire!

Much health and blessings to you,
all around,
Mark56