I got the two half ones done, Frank.........3 days apart and I must admit didn't feel much pain at all.
That was 13 months ago. I was lucky that my company had private med ins.
The op was amasing...awake for the whole thing.....you get one of these epidural things and your whole lower half goes into outer space somewhere,meanwhile you've been given some happy pills and you can have a laugh with your team looking after you. Great stuff. Good luck with that Frank..........
Dave.......

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