minor surgery

[unsure]

well ive just had a minor surgery under my arm ,
i had a small [ about an inch across] infected cyst , that needed to be removed .
the options were , we can do it know under a local or do it tomorrow under a general .
i went with option 1 , well its painfull but will get better .

this got me thinking about the things we can`t treat ourselves .this is just one of them .
i do have a lot of sterile blades and dressings but its not some thing i`d like to have done with it being froze first .

[Yorkshire Andy]

There is the old fashioned way....





know what you mean though i had a infected sinus two weeks ago and was in agony till the Antibotics kicked in


hope you recover quickly

[Arzosah]

Glad it was comparatively minor, unsure - I think you're right to get it done under the minimal anaesthetic possible - I've had two minor ops in the last few years, one under general, one under local. Both were fine, but with the general, they gave me a *really* good painkiller before I woke up, so I actually never felt any discomfort at the site of the op itself. With the local, however, I hadn't got my head around the "need to take painkillers" thing - so I had a horrible night before I realised, I'd never had an op and I just couldn't think straight with that level of pain. I'm prepped and ready now tho

Hope you're on the mend.

[pseudonym]

Hope you heal quick.