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Pain 10 months after Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

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Hi I was diagnosed with nsclc in July last year, I had a small tumour in my upper left lung and microscopic cells were found in one of my lymph nodes. I was told I was lucky that the cancer was caught in early stages and was operable.  6 weeks after diagnosis I had half of my left lung removed.  This operation was very painful but recovery didn't take that long really.  I was given chemo which finished in December and went back to work in January.  However, I do still have pain which feels like it's in my left breast and in the centre of my chest.  I also have numbness to the breast.  I have had 3 clear scans and was just wondering if anyone has had the same operation and if they still had pains 10 months after the op.  The doctor doesn't seem concerned with the pain as the scans have been clear.

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Karen x

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    I have a very good suregeon.The pain sharp pain or tingling is usually caused by the damgege done to the nevere during surgery ,they shoot sparodic pain and the fron of the brest is like a itchy pain . its common for a doctor to say its imagination shows his ignorance .It can last 12 months or more I take gabapentine 300 mg 3 times a day . well below maxium dose takes 3 weeks to take effect , if you stop it for a few weeks 3 weeks again to work . a big difference . the pain from the operation muscels etc months ,this is one of the most painful options going . if you cancer is spreading use the keyhole surgery .if possible its the only tumor for get biopsy go for surgery painful but less chance to infect other tissues
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    I have a very good suregeon.The pain sharp pain or tingling is usually caused by the damgege done to the nevere during surgery ,they shoot sparodic pain and the fron of the brest is like a itchy pain . its common for a doctor to say its imagination shows his ignorance .It can last 12 months or more I take gabapentine 300 mg 3 times a day . well below maxium dose takes 3 weeks to take effect , if you stop it for a few weeks 3 weeks again to work . a big difference . the pain from the operation muscels etc months ,this is one of the most painful options going . if you cancer is spreading use the keyhole surgery .if possible its the only tumor for get biopsy go for surgery painful but less chance to infect other tissues
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    Hi James

    I have posted a few messages since my Bi-Lobectomy in 2010.

    If you mean you have a strange feeling on your chest I have the same.

    Yes, 7 years since the op and I get a numbness on the right side of my chest

    and If I press on the area it can be a a slight pain.

    I am very  very grateful and so happy that I get only this small problem.

    Be Lucky and God Bless all patients

  • Offline in reply to LungHo777

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    I had a mid lobectomy via thoracotomy to remove a NET in March 2016. I'm still numb and cold in the area of the scar. The chest pain s still as painful as it was in the beginning but down to abt 5 a month. It's like having a heart attack without the pains in my arms. Sometimes it goes through to my back. I never thought it would be this bad but have been told it could be lifelong. What a legacy for something which could have been treated 7 years earlier and would have shown up the ones in my small bowel. These were found by chance and needed a resection. Those had been there for around 20+ years. No one knew what they were looking at on the ct scans. 21st century and still not enough known abt Neuro endocrine tumours.

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