Jackie: my rep. told me to give the lumbar implant at least 6 months to TOTALLY scar in well and then they can really go to town on tweaking things. He said that the cervical will take longer, about 9 months as we move our heads/necks a lot.

I got the feeling from him that until those two time periods are reached, that they help you limp along, tweaking it as necessary to help with pain etc. He also did caution me that I may be overdoing things (bending, lifting etc.) too early and that they did tell me that I could do none of that for 3 months post surgery.

So, between the waiting time and possibly doing things you shouldn't be doing (didn't realize I dropped things so often until I was told "no bending"), maybe things will gradually get better. Again, the inflammation may still be a factor. When I first started reading about SCS's, the advice I was given (on another forum, I think) was to give yourself a good year between surgery and seeing what results you'll REALLY end up with. Again, patience, patience, patience