What to expect for epidural + topical anesthesia?

Numbness: The epidural commonly is placed in the epidural space lower pat of you back for surgery sometines in the upper back for post op pain. It is not a deep as a spinal local anesthetics will be placed in depending on the concentration you may or may not be able to move your legs uhnitll it wears off. THe pain will be blunted to the point that surgery could be done and your awake

For an epidural: you will be lose sensation and probably muscle control where the medication is injected around the spinal nerves and where they control, for topical you will only lose sensation over the skin or membrane where the medication is applied directly