You have ARRIVED! Welcome!! So, how about the idea of returning to activities known before SCS...... before PAIN?!? KZLRogue on this forum, just search her posts has resumed golfing and karate. She is an Army veteran and was very much into things physical before pain got the best of her. I have resumed bicycle riding and have resumed the practice of my profession. My wife and I have not taken to the dance floor much.... but we have taken a bit of a spin once [my legs are numb below the knees due to permanent nerve damage] and that was both special and a blessing. We will try again I am sure.

So, do I think I will resume alpine skiing, an activity I enjoyed for 35 years before injury? Nope, probably not.... Hiking and hunting as I did in wilderness areas.... probably not. Am I blessed nevertheless?? ABSOLUTELY!!

Thank you for arriving here and participating with us! We will wrap around you and support your forthcoming Trial. Prayers will come your way. Advice whether you want it or not [we do tend to tuck hints in here or there, like Rrae's ever present Grab Thingies, or dry shampoo, or BLAST [avoid bending, lifting, stretching or twisting during the Trial]...... you know, stuff which would be good to know, also, like don't drive during the Trial...... AND do ENJOY the relief SCS can produce if it is going to be right for you.... oh yeah.

Prayin here,
Mark56