I had something similar near my 'on button', if that makes any sense? I opted for local after being given the choice. I felt very little, just the tugging sensation from the stitches. But, and it's a very big but, if you are lay on your back in the op, as i suspect you may be, the temptation to look in the light above you is overwhelmind, like rubbernecking at a car crash! And the amount of blood i saw almost made me pass out, so if you think you can be ok with that then go for the local, means you can get away quicker if it's an out-patient op.