It's been four weeks today since my implant. I have been wearing knee braces on both knees for the past ten years and, like a security blanket, I have had a difficult time giving them up. I finally went the entire day without wearing them and I walked quite a bit. I weaned myself off a pretty strong dose of Lyrica, and also Savella, and all pain medications. I am still a bit creeped out by the bulge above my butt, and I find it difficult to touch. But I am becoming less and less aware of it. The mini surges when I change positions have been decreasing day by day. So I assume that means scar tissue is forming. All of a sudden I have stopped feeling so fragile and I am feeling more positive about trying mountain bike riding in four weeks. The real test of the SCS will be after riding, when the knees hurt so much I had to give it up for up to two years at a time. My next checkup is in about three weeks.