I've had it done under local, it's not a pleasant experiance but hey ho had to be done, my advice is get some tight undies on or a jock strap stop them swinging around so not to bruise them, you will be up and walking around the next day but just be careful don't try and be a hero, keep up with the pain killers and you will be back to normal with a few twingeswithin a week, the pain seems to go all of a sudden. Depending what you do as a job and if you get an infection you might need longer off work, but everyone is different.
Good luck and don't forget to ask the doctor if he can leave th