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Pain after lobectomy (lung cancer) surgery: When will it go away?
Two months out from lower left lobectomy and just started to feel better when pain started again all around the incision area and upper part...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Nov 10, 2025
Pain after Left Upper Lobectomy
I had my LUL removed via minimally invasive surgery on 11/14 and was discharged from the hospital on 11/16. I am progressing well and have...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Apr 16, 2025
How was your pain after a lobectomy?
I'll be having a lobectomy (lower left) in early May and am very anxious about the post-surgery pain. Many years ago (about 35) I had...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Nov 22, 2025
Lobectomy 1 year post surgery pain
Hello, I had my right upper lung lobe removed 8/23/2023. Today 8/9, I still have pain in my rib cage when I breathe deeply or...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Aug 18, 2024
Anyone have chronic pain years after lobectomy?
Hi,I am almost 5 years out from my lobectomy for stage 3A. I had my lower left lobe removed, chemo, radiation, & immunotherapy. 2 recurrences...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Mar 11 10:05pm
Duration of Severe Pain Following Robot Assisted Upper Left Lobectomy
Question = How long should I expect to be in severe pain which is requiring me to take 2 different opioids for pain management? Details:...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Aug 12, 2023
Had lobectomy in 2020 still having radiating severe nerve pain.
Had upper right lobectomy in 2020. I’m still having severe radiating nerve pain. Anyone else having this?
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jul 9, 2024
Pain after robotic assisted lobectomy: How long does it last?
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...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Dec 2, 2025
New here, 1.5 weeks post op Lobectomy….
Hello everyone and Thank you all for being here. I was diagnosed with NSCLC, Stage 1b due to size. Surgeon removed tumor along with RML....
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: 3 hours ago
Coughing post lobectomy
Hello. About 2 weeks ago my husband had a successful robotic lower right lobe lobectomy to remove a 2.8 cm nsc adenocarcinoma. He had great...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Apr 13 9:02pm
How do you handle travel after surgery
I’m a scheduled for surgery on November 7 for lung cancer. I’m either having a wedge resection or possibly a lobectomy. I’m told 2 days...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Oct 26, 2022
Left lower lobectomy gone wrong or what's going on?
I had a right lower lobectomy Jan 2024, was stage 1A1 NSCLC, so a lot of my questions my friend's having with her left lower...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Nov 9, 2025
My husband had lobectomy surgery: Mayo was wonderful!
My husband Michael had his lobectomy surgery with Dr Cassivi on Monday. We came home as scheduled on Wednesday- released about 2 and on the...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Sep 8, 2023
Robotic Lobectomy: What can I expect? What is recovery like?
Hello from the Bluegrass State! Greetings! Just hoping for some advice. Though I've never smoked, I've been diagnosed with lung cancer (almost 2 weeks ago)....
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Mar 20, 2022
Upper left robotic/VAT lobectomy
I am 76 years old, have a 1.6 cm nodule on my left upper lung and am scheduled for a lobectomy in 3-4 weeks. It...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Oct 20, 2025
Lobectomy and challenges in recovery
Hi! I was diagnosed with lung cancer stage 1A. I had an RUL lobectomy October 15. I have put on 13 lbs and my abdomen...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Feb 10, 2025
Any experience with Colchicine for pleural inflammation?
Some of you have listened to me whine and moan about persistent rib and diaphragm pain following a left lower lobectomy six months ago. Recently...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Sep 5, 2025
Smoking risks following Stg1A NSC 4 wks post surgery HELP!
I'm 69, life time smoker who had incidental find of a small nodule in Sept 23, followed the protocol which led to a RLL lobectomy...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Apr 6, 2024
Another surgery 4 months following right lower left lobectomy?
Sometimes it just gets so overwhelming. I had my right lower lobe removed in Jan. My cancer was stage 1A & 4 months later, I've...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jun 18, 2024
lower right lobectomy in Sept
i had a lower right lung robotic lobectomy on Sept 17, 2025, honestly surgery was unnoticed i was knocked out until the point of them...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Nov 4, 2025