congrats on the new baby.
I am assuming that this lump is superficial, otherwise they wouldn't
recommend a local. They can give you some IV medications that will keep you
awake but blissfully unaware of what is going on.

General is takes a day or two to recover, we a new baby you may not have the
luxury of being down for several days.

Hopefully it is nothing, let us know, Alex

I had an excisional biopsy done under local (parenthetically, I also
had a 4 cm mass). While I was vaguely aware of what was going on, I
was entirely unconcerned--due, I'm sure, to some of those IV drugs
Alex mentioned. There was no pain whatever during the procedure and I
couldn't actually hear anything, um, sawlike or anything. The
anaesthetist chatted with me throughout, I suspect in order to
distract me.

Waiting for the results will probably be the toughest part. Good luck.

Cussot (remove "spamless" to reply by email)

Same answer as to another post.  I had a local for a lumpectomy which sounds
like an excisional biopsy to me.  Anyhow.  Not at all traumatic but not for
everyone I suppose.  There was a drape over my face and there were no
terrible sounds.  A beeping whenever the instrument was doing a
cauterization (sp).  There was no smell of any sort such as burning or
anything like that.  Doc talked to me about what he was doing.  I asked
questions.  This is something I would do again.  General anesthesia doesn't
appeal to me at all.