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Pain after lobectomy (lung cancer) surgery: When will it go away?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: May 29 1:58pm | Replies (139)
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@jill7517

I am not scheduled for a Ct scan till a year after surgery.

Is a rib fracture a risk incurred DURING surgery? If so, how? Or after surgery? From coughing?

I think I did not have this type of rib pain til 2-3 weeks after surgery. However, I was on opioids till then.

Is there anything I should do? A broken rib cannot be treated, I think.

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vic83 | @vic83 | May 6 10:03pm

I would report the pain to your doctor. I would have it looked at to avoid any potential complications if it is broken or cracked.
Depending on how good (or bad) your bones are, one can break a rib in many ways, even just coughing.

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