How painful is a Central Line for IV when you wake up from Surgery?

I just had my pre-admission testing today for my surgery on 7/19/02. It is very difficult for them to find a vein to put an IV in my arm. The last surgery that I had - it took over 2 hours with novacaine in my wrists, etc. That was for my lap gallbladder surgery 9 years ago and I was released the same day. The anesthesiologist told me today that it might be easier for them to insert the IV's and morphine drip into a central line in my neck. My concerns are how painful is this when you wake up after surgery because it has to be in 2-3 days? I'm just a little scared - that's all and I thought that maybe someone could give me some insight. I also have pseudor tumor cerebri and am concerned about the possibility of a headache with this IV in my neck. Any comments that you can give me are greatly appreciated.

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