@clynnford
My breast surgeon put the anesthesia pump (aka pain pump or infusion pump) in as a surprise. They sometimes do that post-op for different surgeries to keep the area numbed up for about 3 days so you don't feel pain and don't need pain meds. It has been 10 years, but the way I remember it, it was a lot like the drain with an extra item hanging from me and a tube going in that was easily removed in 3 days. Now I want that with any surgery and will always ask if I can have it. My pump had bupivacaine in it. I read they can also use lidocaine in it. I don't know if I would have had pain without it, but I was happy I didn't have pain in my chest. 🙂