My trial was easy. They put me out. I was woken up when they placed the leads to make sure I could feel them. Then back to sleep to finish up. When I got in recovery, they turned it on. I had four programs I believe, maybe five. Anyway, they gave me a diary to record the program and pain relief, was I able to do more, take less meds, etc. mine lasted seven days, and they took it out. Then it takes anywhere from a month to three to get the perm implant if it's successful. I was lucky. My trial was 6/14 and my perm was implanted 7/10. Unfortunately, I had a lead revision due to a nasty fall in August, but other than that everything was great. I hope your trial gives you as much relief as I got! My perm hasn't quite gotten there yet, but still scarring in for the second time and dealing with serious complications. Lots of luck!!!!

TK