You were in alot more pain during natural childbirth than I was the 2 minutes that it took to do an epidural but I didn't have a choice, all 5 of my kids were c-sections. Found out the hard way on the first one that my pelvis is too small to allow a baby's head to pass through.
If you are squeamish about needles, you sure don't want to have major surgery while wide awake. It's a trip.
No - I don't think I'd like to try major surgery, thanks. The funny thing is that I'm a real light weight when it comes to drugs and when I can't talk my way out of it, any kind of sedative or pain killer really knocks me for a loop.
Ouch, five c-sections.