I had my video assisted surgery to remove my upper left section of my lung in February of this year. I stayed in the hospital for 6 days. You will have a tube to empty the fluid around the. This was the only thing that bothered me, it goes everywhere with you. They gave me Tylenol & gabapenten seems like every 4 hours so the pain was minimal. Bring loose pjs & house shoes to walk around. I was surprised the pain wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I’m riding my bike 8 miles a day and back in the saddle. Good luck.