I know and I'm so sorry. Be assured the next time we have a speaker, I'll make sure to change the batteries and put brand new ones in the Flip.

The neurosurgeon was explaining how the neurostim thing worked by comparing it to a woman in childbirth.

She said: "Imagine a woman in the pain of childbirth and we have to do an episiotomy (cutting) so the baby will slide out easier. We do not use any anesthetic to do this, and the patient doesn't feel anything. Why?? Because her brain is so overloaded by her other pain, she can't feel the pain of the cutting.

"So when we implant the neurostimulator, the brain is not getting the signal to feel pain."

And then she held the model of the spine that was sitting on the table next to her and she described where they do the injection, putting in the leads, etc, and the other man showed the remote thing that you program in various intensities.

I said "that thing is wireless?" He lauged and said "Yup"

Technology is amazing.

I just wish it didn't have those possible side affects like infection, etc.