I agree that most doctors are not really aware of how excruciating, chronic pain feels. When you can hardly walk, find it difficult to ride in a car, etc. It's almost as if they think that your pain is not really as bad as you make it out to be. Sometimes I wish that I could magically send my pain to them for a day. Then see what it's like to be in this kind of pain almost every waking moment.
Yes, I had the HF-X implanted, and it felt like a gigantic piece of rock sticking out on myleft side. Very uncomfortable. I just had it and all the associated hardware removed. When I look at Boston Scientific's WaveRider, the battery looks so much smaller. I am hoping to get a trial soon.