The neuro surgeon who put in only the wires through up his arms and laughed at me 10 years ago. He said it would be too traumatic. That was to remove everything. in 2019 I asked to have only the battery removed because it was old and pushes on my spine on the left at my waist. The doctor who puts it in is usually the one to remove it. My pain doctor doesn't think I should have it removed. I just turned 70, but I don't look it. I swim forty laps most days. I am fortunate to get pain medication. I read many do well with the trial and then not so well with the final implant. The pain doctor put in the battery, but she is doing time in the federal pen for taking Fentanyl kickbacks. This was in Seattle, WA. She made the national news on ABC August 19, 2019. This was long after I stopped seeing her. She was a pill pusher for sure. I know the stimulators are working well with diabetic's. I have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. It is a form of neuropathy.