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Hey. I am new to this group but also had a robotic lung segmentectomy of lower lobe. It was a carcinoid tumor 13mm. It has been 7 weeks and I do walk for exercise but still hurt pretty bad all day and night. I have been told it is probably nerve pain. I only take celebrex and gabapentin but now have starting having sometimes sharp pains below left breast. It also hurts to touch anywhere near that on the front. I just don't feel like I have gotten any better since the first two weeks. It feels like I am carrying a heavy weight over my ribs. Just wondering if anyone knows what I am talking about and if it gets better! Thank you.

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@heidimassey Good morning. I had exactly the same pains and I think a lot of others have experienced the same. Mine was VATS of upper left lobe. It does get better! It takes a while, and usually it is from the nerve “waking up”. Are you able to take 800 mg ibuprofen and Maybe Tylenol? The ibuprofen helped me more than anything. Good that you are walking!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Just be careful not to lift or twist. 7 weeks is still pretty fresh from this surgery. Take it slow! Cindy