I didn't have to keep my neck still during the trial or after the surgery, which was a very good thing because I don't know how I would have managed that. I was just careful not to move it too quickly or too far.

My incision for the leads is just under my shoulder blades, so during the trial the battery pack was taped up higher. Now with the perm, my battery is down by my hip in the back, on the opposite side of my other battery. I have heard about people having cervical batteries implanted higher or under the armpit or by the chest, but I didn't want that and my doctor didn't even discuss those options, he thought the best place would be my lower back too, so it worked out.