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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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?
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)....
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...
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...
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...
Smoking risks following Stg1A NSC 4 wks post surgery HELP!
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/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...
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...
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...
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