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Duration of Severe Pain Following Robot Assisted Upper Left Lobectomy
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Aug 12, 2023 | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
The nerve block comment is very interesting. I visited my surgeon yesterday. I am 2 weeks after surgery. I was on Tramadol and Tylenol and took oxycodone for breakthrough pain. Took the Oxy maybe once during the day and once before bed and once in the middle of the night when the pain woke me up. I was on Gabapentin in the hospital but was not given a prescription for it when I was discharged. The surgeon gave me a prescription for it yesterday and was surprised I was not on it. Someone dropped the ball on that. I took 600 mg (2 tabs) before bed last night and the pain was gone! I slept for 10+ hours. My conclusion is that my remaining pain is nerve pain. Be sure to take the nerve blocker medication - gabapentin after surgery. it really helps.
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I was not on Gabapentin in the hospital (just Oxycodone) and Tylenol and Ibuprofen as far as I know and for the first few days after leaving the hospital. When the nerve pain developed a few days later I let them know it REALLY HURT so then I was prescribed Gabapentin. You are right about people dropping balls. One has to follow things closely!
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Gabapentin sounds great. Is it normally prescribed after surgery for most lung patience at most hospitals? I wonder if I should get on the Mayo Clinic portal and send the Thoracic surgery team a message reminding them to make sure I have a scrip for Gabapentin. I had Shingles 12 years ago and it was misdiagnosed for 6 days with the wrong meds. I have never been in so much pain for so long, a repeat scares me. I don't want to go thru that again because someone forgot to give me the right meds.