local anaesthesia for mastectomy?

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richreilly@hotmail.com - 12 Dec 2004 15:34 GMT

I see articles mentioning this being done in the UK, Finland, & Italy.
Is this not possible in the US?

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Sandy L - 13 Dec 2004 01:10 GMT

>I see articles mentioning this being done in the UK, Finland, & Italy.
> Is this not possible in the US?

It is possible. You could ask the anesthesiologist. I don't know what the
pros and cons are.

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SssynSmrt - 13 Dec 2004 19:53 GMT

Why would someone want to be awake for a procedure that's this involved?

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Tim Jackson - 13 Dec 2004 21:34 GMT

> Why would someone want to be awake for a procedure that's this involved?

Examples:
- a quicker recovery,
- fear of the risks associated with general anaesthesia,
- having a medical condition which makes generals inadvisable,
- just plain ghoulish interest

to name but a few.

Tim Jackson

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Smiley - 14 Dec 2004 02:30 GMT

I had a local on 09DEC04. It was OK. I felt some pain 2 or 3 times and the
doc immediately injected more pain meds. Not at all traumatic.

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>I see articles mentioning this being done in the UK, Finland, & Italy.
> Is this not possible in the US?

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