Thanks for the encouragement. 
yes, these were my first and second implants. I was originally going to go for a nice easy injectable in P0, but the Titan was running out of stock and the Apex Flex went on sale, so here we are. And truly, the install process wasn’t that bad at all, especially considering how painful I’ve heard finger magnets can be to install. With the success of the numbing injection, I’d say I’ve had dental visits that were as harrowing as this, if not more.
I’d say there’s definitely been some cognitive dissonance going on in my case. Not only because this is my first experience being a “cyborg” (I can feel the cyborgs of the future rolling their bionic eyes at us for using the term simply for carrying a wireless chip in a pocket of flesh rather than fabric) but also because actually going go go get them installed felt really out of character for me. It’s funny, really. We get these installed in the first place for all the cool things we can do and experience, but this early on what I’m most looking forward to is when things heal up more and feel more “normal” again. 