Yesterday I went in to fill out my presurgery paperwork with Christine Doak P,A, She mentioned a nerve block possibility during the operation. I had one for my left shoulder and it was not a pleasant experience. She explained that leg blocks work different. For the arm block the nerve in my neck was pierced with a needle and a novacaine like chemical injected. As it wore off, my arm buzzed and my neck throbbed for a solid day. Hard to sleep when that's going on!
When the leg nerve is blocked, they put in a tiny catheter which drips number on the nerve. This sounded better than the needle.
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