Diana Professional surgical nurse

Hi,
Yes I was awake. I was able to speak with the surgical team throughout the procedure. I was given a Valium and some pain medication pre op, and I was given a prescription for pain medication to take home, which I took one in order to rest the first night. Now my surgical experience has shown people have different pain thresholds and each procedure entails a different level of surgical manipulation, however Dr. S and his staff have proved to understand how to determine the proper level of anesthesia based on the procedure and the patients interview responses. My experience was pain free for me. I returned to normal activity two days (a weekend) later.
I hope this helps others considering any surgical procedure. The Dr. is the key and his or her skill should extend beyond surgical procedure to include understanding how to determine a persons pain tolerance and medicating accordingly to insure he or she is as comfortable as possible and prepared for what they will experience from beginning to final result of the plastic surgical process. For me this was absolutely painless and I was truly amazed. I received a dental block for the lips and felt nothing