Can't believe I did this, but I actually forgot to check my favorite breast cancer website, breastcancerchoices.org, to see what it said about mastectomy surgery. Had I gone there first instead of last, I'd have immediately gotten some very useful information, including an even simpler anesthesia alternative than the regional/general "combo" that I read about in the Life Extension Foundation article (see my earlier "anesthesia" post).
Just go to THIS PAGE to read about the "local lidocaine/sedation" option, which involves NO general anesthesia whatsoever.
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