Still waiting for the 'local' to wear off sometime overnight. I feel like I have someone else's arm attached as it has no feeling at all and I can't move my fingers.  Very weird.

Sounds like they did an arm block,(they inject into the nerve).

It makes the surgery less painful and it acts as pain relief afterwards and is great for keeping the blood pressure down.

You can pick the arm up and it just drops straight down if you let go,(not a good idea but it does feel strange),:-D

All the best with the recovery,:-x