Light Sedation
"I was given Valium first and I took  pain pills at home about 6 hours before the surgery-Norco was all I took.

Then right before they wheeled me into the operating room (so they said), I got that versed IV, and a combination block which was administered via a teeny tiny wire inserted in the inner/upper thigh area-kept my leg NUMB completely for 4 days after that Total Knee replacement-and the VERSED left me with absolutely NO RECOLLECTION of what the surgeons did to my knee.  FABULOUS!

Severe pain when the nerve blocking wire was removed-morphine IV drip and additional shots via the IV port helped. "