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Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25 12:58pm | Replies (1044)
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@theresa72

Hi I’m Theresa and just had the upper lobe removed from lung cancer. The good news is that it’s stage one. I’m in week three of recovery and have a constant pain under my breast and across my ribs. I guess this is just the healing process but wonder if there is an exercise to ease the pain Love and Peace

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cmcguire10 | @cmcguire10 | Apr 24, 2023

Hi Theresa, I just hit my 4 week mark after LUL Segmentectomy and a small lingular wedge. Also had both breast implants removed due to encapsulation and calcification. All in the same operation. I too still have the soreness and aches and pains of under the front breast incision(for the lung surgery) and the back and side incisions. My surgeon recommended using those lidocaine patches to help ease those pains. Like Aspercream or Solanpas. She said you could cut them to fit the area but do NOT put them on any incisions. I know Mayo offered a booklet for Pain after surgery and how to deal with it without more medications and it talked about Yoga, Tai chi, meditation, etc. You may be able to go on to their website and find it. The best thing, of course, is to talk with your surgeon about what you are allowed to do at this stage of healing. Good luck to you and I hope you heal well!
Cindy

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