Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia

Regional anesthesia is anesthesia for the region where the surgeon is going to operate. This is done by injecting anesthetic drug near a cluster of nerves, numbing a larger area of the body (such as below the waist or one limb) so that the surgeon can operate on it without you feeling pain. You will not be unconscious but the affected area may feel heavy and numb. These effects are temporary and will wear off after the surgery.