Thanks for posting about the yahoo sites for scs for abd. pain. the doctors office said they just implanted one for a lady who had intractable pain after having gallbladder surgery. She loves it. I have all but talked myself out of this procedure due to reading the negative stories. I am glad all the questions get answered here. My life has been so tied up with this for so long I don't feel like I have a life. I go to work and just do one thing at a time and can't make plans for anything because this thing inside of me has taken over. This does seem to be my last option and the doctor said she will hook me up with the other abd. pain lady, maybe I will get my courage back after that. I guess I am afraid of making the decision and being wrong, after all I am in this predicament because I chose to have gastric surgery. Thanks for the encouragement