Started to answer all your questions but forgot some of then. You might want to have your battery checked to see if it is getting low. The less time you are without your stimulator the better. I've been on my soap box for some time to turn the replacement surgery into emergency surgery instead of scheduled surgery. They used a local anesthesia that sent me babbling, I hope they didn't listen to closely as I spoke about some pretty private things I can remember everything I said but just didn't have the discipline to keep my mouth shut. LOL The replacement doesn't hurt nearly as bad as the implants. I have both sides done but they only replaced the battery that needed it but they did up grade it so I no longer erase my credit cards or my motel room keys. It is really nice to have the new unit even though it feels bigger than the old one it may be the same size. Let me know how you come out as I am serious about making it emergency surgery I was left over a long weekend before I could get to my DR to get any meds. jjjane http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/ross/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn