Today was my 1st chance to watch it with sound. I wanted to add my 2 cents to the pain vs. anesthesia/numbing discussion. That cyst looked like it would’ve burst if a stiff breeze hit it from the wrong direction; it was infected with a capital P-U-S! We all know that means it’d be really hard to effectively numb. I sincerely hope we missed the anesthesia/numbing before the camera started to roll. And I feel badly for this man having to sweat it out during the cut and squeezing. But as a whole, I think the Nurse/PA did a well by helping him through the pain and explaining the procedure. She said they could take a break at any time he needed, and when he asked if her breaking up loculations with the blunt scissors was going to hurt, she answered him honestly. Then she asked if he wanted a break before that pain began. It would be fantastic if medicine could rid the world of physical pain; trust me, as a gal with a chronic pain disorder, I’d be the 1st in line to volunteer for testing that out!! But unfortunately, pain is part of life and some medical procedures. I think she helped him as best she could, and I think he held up like a serious trooper. Especially since he let that puppy grow for 5 years and waited until it was at critical mass before he went to the doc, makes me think he doesn’t like medical stuff! Good job, sir!

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