Mike I had a spinal and a femural block. Was awake for the whole thing.
Femural block works like a dentist when they deaden the nerves and then it wears off. Only problem, didn't time external drugs right- The block goes off like a light switch-10:55 had no pain-11:00- pain was excrucriationg till it was brought under control.
Would definetly do it the same way thought.