Gut feelings like you have usually are right! I believe in that too. Speaking of good music, have you ever listened to Joe Bonamassa? Today I down loaded Eric clapton to my samsung, I am in PC lessons, yep at my age! I am determined to learn a few new things. Try Joe, if you like the blues by Clapton, you will love this guy. ginnie

Here is a great performance by Joe Bonamassa I think one of his best performances live anyway playing at The Royal Albert Hall The song is just got paid it's about 11 minutes long. BTW if you are any kind of classic rock and blues coniciour you should know Joe Bonamassa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Aud7AwGGb4

Yep have the song, and every song Joe Bonamassa did. Got to see him last summer. If he comes back to my area, I will go again. Didn''t like the venue he played at, so I hope he picks a better one for sound. Still a good concert. Look for him and Beth Heart on U-tube doing a few together. Talk about a good combination...WOW is all I can say. Keep on trucking with music! ginnie

Yes, music goes very deep. Never lose the music within.

I'm so glad you feel confident in your doctor. I was gonna mention how very very important that is, but you beat me to it.
With his high success rate and your confidence in him, this can only be nothin but good.

It's a team effort to say the least. Your input while in the OR is just as important as what the Dr is doing. It's when people don't communicate very well to him and the Rep - that's where things may go a bit array. Be sure to let them know if you aren't feeling the stimulation where you need it.
I have a gut feeling this is going to be a PEACE of cake. yea, peace out man.

Has anyone mentioned to you those 'reacher/grabber' thingy's?
GET ONE! I still use mine to pick up my sons' dirty socks.

I think now at this point, we need to get your wife to feel more confident!

Rae

I was naught and up and doing everything as usual as soon as I got home from hospital.

All will be well with your trial. The purpose is very transitory and truly just a look into whether you think it worth it to go the distance with the real McCoy in the full on surgical implant.

I did not feel nervousness 'bout the trial effort. I had been through so much by then and the pain was outa sight......so I was a go for the "gimmee this thing right now" temporary gig. It worked. It was FANTASTIC!! I could do things such as EXIST and not want to die. We went walking....not far, but enough and under own power so as to give it a test of the ability to reach out and touch my PAIN in a very real way. I WAS SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Ka - ching]

So, fast forward several weeks [because my trial site became infected an wet with pus] after healing up from the trial attempt. It was the night before surgery for the implant. This was going to be the serious part. The life long test whether I could handle having some foreign electrical gear in my body.... Funny, but that night after making sure of the preparations, taking final meds, trying to calm down to sleep I was WIDE AWAKE with trepidation... After all, what had I gotten into, and what if this expensive venture proved to be a flop???

Finally the ever elusive rest caught up with me. I fell fast asleep, and before I knew it, 5 a.m. arrived. Get up, get ready, head out to the surgery center. Pastor came. Friends and family gathered 'round. We prayed. That gal RRAE here and several others "carried" me through the event keeping vigil over the whats and howzits and R Yuh OKzzzzzzzz and lo, and behold, the surgeon [who has since fired me as a patient for he only wants to treat people who are not on ........ medicare] proved himself to be the top drawer, top notch, good hands surgeon whom everyone had made him out to be. He did a super job.

IT WORKED!!!!! Then, blessing of all blessings, only to be known by CoralToes and me to my knowledge as patients so far, I was allowed to program myself. That not only went real well, but the result was I have NEVER required the never ending litany of tweaking so frequent on these pages, the program has functioned wonderfully, and I have been a happy camper!! Got my career restarted, and I am jazzed!!!! What can I say? I am thrilled I "bought this particular winning lotto ticket!!"

Just like RRAE said, I followed the post surgical restrictions to the best of ability. In weeks I was chomping at the bit to resume my career. I had withdrawn from all....and I mean ALL pain medications. Life was coming back. I felt so very much as though I wanted back into hyper speed, it seemed I was running very fast ahead of the economy, ahead of the absorption rate of re-entrants into the practice, and I failed for quite a while to get back into the work thing. Finally, it all came together, and I know very well it could not have been for anything other than having the stim.

Remember BLAST! It is in the stickies at the top of this board page. A discussion about those post surgical things to DO which enhance the likelihood for personal best success as you heal.

So, guess what? I will pray all goes well with ya,
Yup!

It's funny you mentioned Blast in this post because I was just getting ready to go there again this morning and I had seen you had made a post on this thread so I figured I would check it out first.
Thankfully I have figured out how to navigate around the site pretty well now an have grasped the concept of the stickies.

I must say that all of you here have been a great help so far as to answering my questions about all that is to come soon for me I'm so thankful that I found such a great group of people.

I was wondering if any of you have had your trial with paddles? as I'm going to the 23rd.

I like the concept of "if the trial is a success" my paddles are already in place and what the surgeon does next is hook up the extensions to the paddles and continues on with the surgery for the device. Quoting my doctor "why move them if they are working for you"

Again thank you all for your continued support and wealth of knowledge.