I had VATs lung surgery in June 2020, fortunately it was early stage so I did not havde to go through chemotherapy afterwards. It's now around 18 months post surgery and I still have a very tight chest and become quite breathless even walking at a moderate pace. Strangely, I get quite a bit of pain in the left breast, yet my surgery was on the right lung. Is the tightness usual at this stage? and what about the pain around the left breast.? I have had both PET and CT scans, neither have shown any concern. I just wonder will I ever be able to walk at a normal pace again and will the tightness go away after a while, it feels like the centre and right side of my chest is held in a vice.
