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Pain after robotic assisted lobectomy: How long does it last?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Feb 10 12:09pm | Replies (92)Comment receiving replies
I commented here perhaps in December or January about the persistent pain I was having after a LUL lobectomy. It occurred daily at around 2 AM. Long story short, it disappeared. But since surgery I have had a bulge of sorts beneath my rib cage. It was totally numb and I was told this was normal. I should have asked more questions. Fast forward and it is not so numb but it is tender and so is the underlying rib?
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It’s so nice to hear from others in the same situation as me. I have the same numbness, which is starting to wake up, It’s very tender. And I was just telling my husband that this lump doesn’t seem to go down, but he says it’s really not as swollen. I’m over 7 weeks into recovery and still have a lot of nerve pain. I had pleural effusion so they did a thorcentnesis. I thought that would help the pain…..not so much. I’m still sleeping sitting up in bed, and I still have a cough. Does anyone cough all the time?
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Did they ever tell you WHAT the bulge was or Why it was there? This is good for me to know in case I get the same thing. I would still have it checked by the doctor but at least maybe I wouldn’t be so freaked out knowing it happens to others too.