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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: Jun 6 8:14am
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
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
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: Jun 6 8:17am
Had lobectomy 3 days ago: What's your post-op pain experience?
Hi, I had a lobectomy (lower, right lobe and part of my upper right lobe) three days ago. I’m home now but experiencing a lot...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: May 26 5:01pm
Emphysema "additional finding" after lobectomy: What next?
I am recovering well from my rt lower lobectomy even tho I have numbness under breasts and nerve pain along ribs that were cut thru...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: May 18 10:42am
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: 5 days ago
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
Anyone chosen to SBRT radiation over surgery for stage 1 lung cancer?
I have been diagnosed stage one lung cancer, its slow growing so far. I was given the option for lobectomy or SBRT or Proton radiation....
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jul 2 6:47am
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
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
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