local anaesthetic

okie dokie, so Im getting local anaestheitc with my surgery and ive never had it before, was curious if people who've had it can put my mind at ease??

- ,what if during the surgery,since I will be awake, what if I have to go pee? (I know it sounds like a silly worry,but its crossed my mind!) lol

- Ive heard stories about the anaesthetic wearing off during the surgery and the person being in pain..does it really wear off that quickly?

-Im worried that I might move during the surgery and mess up the surgeon! Can you feel anything going on? Im not talking so much about pain,but like tugging and pulling and etc

- are you totally coherant during the entire thing?

okie dokie, so Im getting local anaestheitc with my surgery and ive never had it before, was curious if people who've had it can put my mind at ease??

- ,what if during the surgery,since I will be awake, what if I have to go pee? (I know it sounds like a silly worry,but its crossed my mind!) lol

- Ive heard stories about the anaesthetic wearing off during the surgery and the person being in pain..does it really wear off that quickly?

-Im worried that I might move during the surgery and mess up the surgeon! Can you feel anything going on? Im not talking so much about pain,but like tugging and pulling and etc

- are you totally coherant during the entire thing?

- 3 choices -  You go before. You hold it. You pee yourself as they operate.

- It doesn't have a "set" time, the amount of anaesthetic is calculated. If it wears off before the end of your surgery, then of course you'll feel pain - However, I do not believe this is common,  Google anything and you'll get horror stories.

- Don't move. They'll ask you not to move, small movements wont make much difference, he'll just stop operating until you stop moving again. Don't make large movements like jumping out of your chair. The surgeon will let you know if you're moving too much. You can normally feel everything, pulling etc. You just don't feel pain. it's weird but you get used to it quickly.

- Depending on the type of anaesthetic but normally Yes. Chatty and coherent.

thanks cheesebiscuit,
lol the pee comment made me laugh... i was worried i would have to have a catheter put in,..or at worse me being like "hey man,sorry to stop u cutting..but i reallllly need to go peee" ,lol

I had a local for surgery to remove a benign tumor on my hand.  They pumped my arm full of it, so I was feeling no pain there.  They also were giving me nitrous oxide, which I suppose was to keep me relaxed.  The result was that I was very chatty, and found everything hilarious- even stuff that would probably have been disturbing otherwise.

As far as it wearing off, from what I recall, what you first start to feel when it does is that sort of pins & needles feeling, like when some bit of you falls asleep.  The nurses and everyone pay close attention, and frequently asked how I was doing and all that.  I guess if you do start to feel any change, just let them know right away, and they'll give you more.  There's really no reason you should end up in real pain.

Good luck!

I was apparently given a local anaesthetic when my wisdom teeth were removed. I say 'apparently' because I was completely out for the whole thing. But between my tiny size and tendency to pass out around needles, I think it was more me passing out and then the local keeping me under. 

Don't worry about it, though! I ended up waking up a bit toward the end when they finished the stitches and were packing my mouth full of gauze. I only felt a slight pressure, but there wasn't any pain. It took a while for it to wear off as well (at least two hours after I left the surgery) and by that point I already had lots of vicadin (sp?) to help.

And as for the peeing, they generally have you fast 12-24 hours prior to surgery, so it's more likely you'll have the urge to eat everything in sight rather than need the toilet.