Re:Notes on My Colon Cancer
by pmiller2 on Thursday October 22, 2020 @05:49AM
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No. That's local anesthesia. It's called a "nerve block". The anesthetic is injected right next to a nerve. If you imagine pain as starting somewhere, then, "travelling" upstream to your brain, the anesthesia basically interrupts signals from the point where the injection takes place.
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Re:Notes on My Colon Cancer
by JacKTrocinskI on Thursday October 22, 2020 @08:51AM
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Awesome, thanks for the explanation, that makes me feel better about going to the dentist.