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Pain after robotic assisted lobectomy: How long does it last?
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I had robotic surgery to remove about 10% of one lung. All went well. Sent home day after. Felt great thanks to painkillers for about 10 days. walking 1/2 mile AM & PM. Follow-up X-ray was good. It’s been 16 days since surgery and for last 5 days I have back pain. Only one incision in the front aches sometimes. If I lay down, in about 30 -45 min the backache calms down. Wonder if this is due to incisions that went between ribs? I don’t feel up to walking or going to the gym because when I’m up moving around I last about 1 hr before the pain starts again. I have a muscle relaxant med and tried it, but doesn’t seem to help.
I don’t want to keep Tylenol ongoing, not good for the liver. Have you had similar experiences like mine? Suggestions?
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The lingula, the part that notches around the heart.
That is interesting. How did they find it?
You are the first person I know that has had Aspergillus. It is quite hard to treat from what I understand. I wonder if that is what caused the carcinoid growth? Glad everything worked out for you. Getting over the surgery will just take time.
I’m going to Europe end of April to visit family. Maybe I should get vaccinated for RSV before I head out.
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I had a lot of pain after my lobectomy, but was mainly my right side and right breast not so much the back. It takes a long time for things to settle down. Gabapentin worked great for me. After 9 months I finally feel back to normal back to exercising and hiking. You have to be patient with yourself.
What part of the lung was removed?