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Pain after robotic assisted lobectomy: How long does it last?
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I had a right lower lobectomy on July 11th and I can’t even stand for shirt to touch my skin and my right nipple is extremely tender and burns. It hurts from there down to bottom of rib cage and feels like muscle spasms. I feel like there is a bulge under rib cage. I guess all of this is normal but I have a high tolerance for pain. When I had my gallbladder removed I was hanging wallpaper the next day. I always bounce back quickly from surgery so this is different for sure. Does anyone else have these symptoms. I am taking gabapentin at bedtime, celebrex and muscle relaxer for pain. I don’t take narcotics because they make me mean and I don’t like that. Just wondering if this is par for the course. I hope everyone feels better soon! Thanks
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@grandma01 I’m curious if your nerve pain has settled down at all. I had an upper right lobectomy on August 11th and feel exactly as you described. My right side feels scalded and clothing touching my breast or nipple is torture. I was given Gabapentin on Friday (now Sunday, Sept 14), so I’m hoping it will start to help.
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@grandma01, Ouch!, that sounds hard to tolerate. It sounds like your doctor has addressed the pain, but you may want to reach out to them again if this continues, and to note the bulge that you mentioned. Your surgery was still fairly recent, and those nerves can take some time to settle down. Is the pain continuing? Has your doctor had a chance to address it at all, have you reached out? What have they said?