Hi Mark - no, I actually heard of this somewhere online. They put in the paddle leads and if the patient feels the sensation where it is needed they go ahead and do the rest of the implant. It's what I proposed back in August as I was concerned about exposure to more meds/chemicals as it seems the more surgeries I have, the more allergies I get. evidently my surgeon feels he can justify it to insurance as it's just too risky to do two surgeries. I am so grateful that he is willing to do this. I have no worries as I know if anything went wrong the worst (or best depending on how you look at it) is that I'll go home to be with the Lord. Just don't want to make my current situation any worse - that would not be good! But no, I'm not setting any records that I know of! I'll skip being in the record books for now!