Just talked to the surgeon, and he agreed to the lack of nerve block. "You do realize you're going to hurt when you wake up, right? And that you still need to move it and stretch it?" "Yup." "Okay, as long as you know it's going to hurt like hell." "Yup." In fact, I have enough time that I should be able to see the physical therapist directly afterwards. Eek.
They're going to do a mild local instead - he said it'll take the edge off for a couple of hours instead of the 24-36 of a block, and not go near the nerves.
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Just talked to the surgeon, and he agreed to the lack of nerve block. "You do realize you're going to hurt when you wake up, right? And that you still need to move it and stretch it?" "Yup." "Okay, as long as you know it's going to hurt like hell." "Yup." In fact, I have enough time that I should be able to see the physical therapist directly afterwards. Eek.
They're going to do a mild local instead - he said it'll take the edge off for a couple of hours instead of the 24-36 of a block, and not go near the nerves.