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Pain after robotic assisted lobectomy: How long does it last?

Posted by pat3017a @pat3017a, Nov 27, 2021

I had a robotic assisted lobectomy about 5 weeks ago and still experiencing pain. Seems like there has been very little improvement in past couple of weeks although incisions look great. The pain is mostly when I am moving and at night when trying to get comfortable in bed. Just wondering how long others had pain after this type of surgery? I feel bad even asking this as so many people have went through so much more in their cancer journey than I have. I know I should feel fortunate.

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canarsiegirl9 | @canarsiegirl9 | 3 days ago
In reply to @rcerwin3 "My surgery was 5 weeks tomorrow and over the past couple of days the pain and..." + (show)
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My surgery was 5 weeks tomorrow and over the past couple of days the pain and what I call "zingers" are really bad. If I have to cough....oh my goodness, it hurts. Taking gabapentin for the first time since I left the hospital. I have a list (of course I found it online and shouldn't believe everything online) but it has hit it spot on as to what happens when. Don't know about ya'll but I don't have very good access to my surgeon or oncologist. I have to MyChart them if I have a question and they take days to get back to me. So I had to go elsewhere for answers. Hope the gabapentin helps your husband....honestly it hasn't helped me much.

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@rcerwin3 Try going to a pain management Dr. they increased the Gabapentin it seems to be working better. 300mgs 3x a day plus a patch which is Buprenorphine.
Stays on 7 days. It really has helped.
We haven’t talked to our surgeon but he has a wonderful staff of Nurse practitioners that steered us to the pain Dr.
the hospital gave us a pillow shaped like a lung it does help hugging it when he’s coughing.
I’m giving Delsym cough medicine for the cough it’s helping that too.
Wishing you all the best.

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