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Is novacaine what doctors give you when you get an epidural or any other procedure that you have to be immobile for?
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Perhaps: Lidocaine (or xylocaine) is typically used to numb the skin's surface and underlying muscles to allow the comfortable placement of an epidural block. It may take a minute or two for the Lidocaine to take full effect.
Answered 6/26/2014
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