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Double mastectomy: Anyone have major side effects and/or regrets?

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I have never heard of the Paravertebral block. What is this?

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ssmab | @ssmab | Mar 5 3:43pm

I believe I have the right term for the block they give us for anesthesia during the mastectomy surgery. ( but I am not a nurse or health care worker so I'm not certain that is the correct name of the block) It controls the pain for 3 days. I didn't need any opioids after the surgery, just Tylenol and Ibuprofen.