Originally Posted by
MoAlpha
We must have used something, but local anesthetic only numbs the skin and provides mainly a placebo effect for the patient and the operator. I've watched my wife have joints aspirated and injected with steroid meds. If I looked closely I might have seen her pupils dilating slightly.
Yes, they use that spray stuff, which works pretty well for the initial needling. But as he works on sucking out the fluid, you start to feel it, and it's not a pleasant sensation.