smoothie36 (imported) wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2015 7:44 am The response is running about 3 to 1 in favor of a Local anesthesia. Less complicated and less costly than General. I suspect medical people are more comfortable when you are not involved, as in "asleep".

bella (imported) wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:43 am from experience - Local, however much is used still hurts a lot!

GordonGG (imported) wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:47 am I would say that either you're resistant to the lidocaine or whatever they used, (which is rare) or the doctor didn't know what he was doing.

I've had local for a number of surgeries, and everything was fine and nothing hurt. However my Urologist wouldn't do my orchi under a local, so I had general with that. But local for my scrotectomy.

In general a local is sufficient and easier on the body overall than general anesthesia.

micdavi24 (imported) wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2015 2:21 am I would also have preferred the local route, but when I was done, this option was not offered.

I suspect that Hopeful1 has hit the nail on the head as regards the costs. The docs probably are making sure that their friends make a buck out of the procedure. I know, my urologist had an assistant when he did mine. The assistant was a full professor and cost me $600.00, which Medicare and my private health insurance only covered about $400.00. I am certain that a competent theater nurse would have been perfectly adequate as an assistant and would have cost a fraction of what was charged.