Geez, you're scaring me, Liz! I am less than 20 hours in, and she hasn't even started on my upper lip yet. I find it hard to get through a one-hour session, even with a ton of Emla, and Tylenol and Advil (my doctor suggested using both together).
Today, she started with the area just below my lower lip. The first couple of zaps were tolerable, and I thought I'd finally gotten enough Emla on the area. But it turned out it was only because she had just started. @#$% that hurt!! In that area, the effectiveness wears off in a couple of minutes, so then she had to move on to my chin and neck. In less than an hour, my neck was beginning to wake up too.
I think when it comes time to do my upper lip, I'll have to book 30-minute or even 15-minute sessions. From what I'm hearing, there's no way I'd survive a full hour.
I am happy for you that you are nearing the end of the process.