Hi Viver
It will be 7 years since our golden anniversary and buying our dog Sally and in September when I had my operation to remove 2 lobes in my right lung. This was performed at a hospital in London. The following year a tumour appeared on the remaining lobe and the surgeon would not operate but suggested High Dose Stereo-Tactic Radiotherapy. The tumor was gone in about 10 weeks but my breathing was very poor, due to scar tissue, and could only walk 20 yards without sitting for a rest. The consultant advised exercise and self motivation.
I bought a bike and an exercise bike and exercised many times daily and eventually walked our dog as much as possible
I had to hand in my London Cabbie's badge and licence and have  never driven a cab since as it was near retirement age anyway.
My advice is take whatever the doctors advise but motivate yourself to exercise, exercise and exercise. I now walk the dog 4/5 times a day and play lawn bowls a few time s a week in the summer.

Good Luck

Lungho777

Thanks so much for your advice Lungho777. I will certainly use it. Do you have intense itching also? If so, is there anything that can be done? I have used cortizone,etc but nothing seems to help. My Dr. doesn't seem concerned and thinks it will go away but a friend that suffered nerve damage from an unrelated operation said she has had the itching for 25 years. Thanks again.

Lots of hugs

Viver

I had part of my upper right lung removed in 2011 n the rest of the upper lobe in 2015. The only bras I really feel comfy in is athletic bras that comes down past my breast. Definitely never a under wire again!  I really miss being able to where a push up bra. 

I sure can relate. I am 4 week's out from my Lobectomy. I have alot of numbness and nerve pain under my left breast around to the incision on my bad side. Some days I feel so depressed. I walk most every day. But.....somedays the pain is too much to do anything. I'm 58 years old. Very athletic. My husband passed away 4 months ago. Can't wait for the Holidays to be over with. 

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

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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.