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How to manage nerve pain weeks after lung surgery?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 3 1:41pm | Replies (16)

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I had surgery in February and the numbed my side, don’t know the technical term. I am now getting sharp pain on the side of surgery. I do not take gabapentin because I am afraid they are addictive. I am guessing that my nerves are”waking up” from the numbing. I am going to try the lidocaine patch to see if it works. Wearing a bra is also uncomfortable.

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Have you been checked out? After my first VAT surgery, I had a side pain, it was a little buildup of pleural fluid

Talk to your doctor. I took gabapentin and had no issues