Surgery for Chest Tube Removal

Dr. Khan decided to play it safe and wants to remove Ma's chest tube in the operating room instead of in his office. Ma has pre-op lab work scheduled for Monday. Surgery is on Tuesday at 10am. She has to be there by 8am (and so do I!). It's supposed to take only an hour. She was given a local anesthetic when the tube was put in, so presumably she'll only need a local when it's pulled out.