Hi ,you have my every sympathy ,post op pain is horrid .I had a different op to you upper right lung lobectomy in March ,i too had a lot of pain but in the end it got easier once I got moving around and you probably don't want to hear this ,once some healing time had passed .It is time that is what is needed, its all a bit of an assault upon you physically and emotionally but your body will heal in time you will feel better .A lot of the pain killers made me feel awful ,ie constipated emotional and basically drugged up .I had paracetamol and codiene when desperate ,and ibuprofen .I also I had an occassional stiff brandy when I felt uttertly beat by pain ,which did sooth frayed nerves .So take heart things will improve just eat well and do what ever works to relax yourself you will get there. All drugs have side effects but talk to your doctors they come up with something .Good luck .Its early days give yourself sometime , you can't rush these things .

Thankyou  for  your  reply,  I  know  its  going  to  take  a  bit  of  time  and  everything  you  have  said  makes  sense  but  I  am  not  a  patient  patient  lol, I  took  2  paracetamol  and  a  tramadol  and  managed 6  hours  sleep  so  have  woken  this  morning  in  a  different  frame  of  mind. Take  care  and  wishing  you  a  continued  recovery.

                                                    Best  Wishes  Susan

Thankyou  for  your  reply,  I  know  its  going  to  take  a  bit  of  time  and  everything  you  have  said  makes  sense  but  I  am  not  a  patient  patient  lol, I  took  2  paracetamol  and  a  tramadol  and  managed 6  hours  sleep  so  have  woken  this  morning  in  a  different  frame  of  mind. Take  care  and  wishing  you  a  continued  recovery.

                                                    Best  Wishes  Susan