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Bending over post lobectomy causes significant shortness of breath?
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I”m a 65 YO, 4 yrs post RUL lobectomy, 13 lymph nodes etc and chemo from stage 2B undiagnosed lung cancer and never smoker.
After first year of recovery I noticed loss of breath from bending over even for short periods of time but much more pronounced with longer periods while bending.
Yes it’s extremely annoying however I’m happy to be here.
Also experiencing shortness of breath when in longer type conversations and with limited physical activity but I guess those are the side effects of missing parts like this with aging.
I’m lucky to be in excellent physical condition with very good blood pressure and heart rate, but it is what it is.
Very interesting to read other survivor stories and how the individual challenges we face really aren’t that different.
All best!
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I have same problem. I had two VAT resections and radiation. Since the first resection, I have had issues bending over. When I am moving around at home and bending to pick up things I get winded fast. I think it is compression of diaphragm, I also have pulmonary fibrosis and my pulmonary function tests indicated moderate loss of function. Losi g belly fat would probably help.
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I am 74, former smoker, pudgy, and almost 2 yrs post lower left lobectomy for a 1.5cm adenocarcinoma, no nodes.
From the moment I regained consciousness after surgery, I have had two complaints: persistent rib and/or intercostal inflammation & pain, and shortness of breath when I bend over - as in bending over to sponge a spill off the floor, or putting the dreaded fitted sheet on the mattress.
I don't know if it will ever resolve. But because the pulmonary function tests are normal when I am comfortably sitting upright in a chair, my unimaginative pulmonologist says it’s because I am overweight.
I don't think there's likely to be an answer that would trigger an action to stop it. So I'm just accepting it grudgingly.