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Lung resection at 70: Anyone want to share their recovery experience?
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@candyb61 I had a wedge resection 7 months ago. I too was 64 and very active. The nerve pain was the worst part! I also had a paralyzed muscle around the front of my rib cage. I took pregabalin for the nerve pain for several months. It really helped but it did make me quite drowsy and loopy so I had to limit my daytime dose. It really worked to help with sleep. Definitely recommend if your Doctor has not prescribed it yet.
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@azrosegold TX for your story. The nerve pain IS the worst. I first took gabapenting, which did nothing. Ive been taking prevailing for 3 wks now and it doesn't help or make me loopy, though I am sleeping about 10 hrs at night now that the incision sites are less painful. I also tried lidocaine patches and they didn't help either. So looking forward to painlessness from this! I'm curious how the paralyzed muscle in your rib cage affected you? How did you know it was paralyzed? By the way, I also had a crown knocked loose from incubation, went to dentist only to find the underlying tooth had cracked and he couldn't remove the crown which means extensive work and it's a front tooth which will now require an implant which costs thousands 🙁