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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / October 2006Lobectomy - Post Op
Hello, My name is Jeff, but that name was taken so I used Jeffro (lol). I am a 35 year old happily married male. I am new to this forum. I just wanted to let you know a little about myself. First and formost I was not diagnosed with cancer, but I did have a lobectomy done of my lower right lung. The doctors found a mass build up in there and after a bronchoscopy and a biopsy they told me it had to be removed, because it was growing. They had told my wife, not me, that they were 99% sure it was cancer. I had the surgery done on Aug. 7th, 2006. Three days later they told me it wasn't cancer but a dead piece of lung. The surgery was a very painful one and one that made me quit smoking before surgery (quit July 9th) and quit drugs. I just want to be honest with everyone in here. I have no right to lie to anybody in here. This surgery has opened my eyes. But now onto the main subject... If you had this kind of surgery done... A) How long did it take you to recover from the surgery? For me it's Sept. 25th and I am still in lots of pain. Where they spread my ribs to put the chest tubes in, to alot of nerve pain around the right side stomache area. I still have to sleep sitting up, I cannot lay down. B) Are there any kind of exercises (besides walking) or diets that I should be doing? C) Can u please share with me your post-op experiences? Thank You Very Much, Jeff from Pennsylvania Jeff, The posting form allows you to modify your display name. You will still have Jeffro as your username, but in the post titles you may have Jeff. Just modify "Your Public Name" textbox value next time you post a message. Mike > I had the surgery done on Aug. 7th, 2006. Three days later they told me it > wasn't cancer but a dead piece of lung. The surgery was a very painful one > and one that made me quit smoking before surgery (quit July 9th) and quit > drugs. I just want to be honest with everyone in here. I have no right to lie > to anybody in here. This surgery has opened my eyes. But now onto the main > subject... hello Jeff, I'm glad it wasn't cancer. I would suggest you ask on alt.support.stop-smoking. I know for a fact there are posters there who've had lobectomies. And you can buddy up with others in your goals. Good luck. J >> I had the surgery done on Aug. 7th, 2006. Three days later they told me it >> wasn't cancer but a dead piece of lung. The surgery was a very painful one [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Good luck. >J I tried to go that web-site and it doesn't exist. alt.stop-smoking. ??? > >> I had the surgery done on Aug. 7th, 2006. Three days later they told me it > >> wasn't cancer but a dead piece of lung. The surgery was a very painful one [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > I tried to go that web-site and it doesn't exist. It doesn't exist on Med Broadcast.com > alt.stop-smoking. ??? No - no such newsgroup exists.-- > Message posted via http://www.medkb.com You have to ask medkb.com to give you access to alt.support.stop-smoking The other way is to use Outlook Express (news tab or whatever email/newsreader client you use) and your ISP in order to access newsgroups. J > If you had this kind of surgery done... They went into me to do a lobectomy and decided instead to do a wedge resection. Almost the same thing, they just took less lung from me. > A) How long did it take you to recover from the surgery? > For me it's Sept. 25th and I am still in lots of pain. Where they > spread my ribs to put the chest tubes in, to alot of nerve pain around the > right side stomache area. I still have to sleep sitting up, I cannot lay down. My surgery was June 23, and the place where they spread the ribs has gradually gotten better. It's only slightly sore now. I was taking codeine (generic Vicodin) regularly for a good while, now taking it only sporadically. I did nearly all my sleeping in the hospital sitting upright in the bed. I was able after a week or two to lay down on my side or stomach and sleep pretty well. There were certain movements that hurt, though. At one point I had a chain reaction of such movements; I moved the wrong way, it hurt, which made me move again the wrong way, which hurt more, and so on. Called the ER doctor on call and my description prompted him to tell me to come in for inspection. They didn't find anything broken, but thought it a possibility from my story. (Incidentally, it's been years since I've been comfortable laying on my back, and that's the only reason I excluded this above. Probably would have been just as comfortable on my back as my side or front otherwise.) > B) Are there any kind of exercises (besides walking) or diets that I should > be doing? My surgeon gave me a gizmo that meters the way I inhale; basically it encourages you to inhale slowly and measures how much air you've taken in. More is better, slow flow is better. Just after the surgery I was doing 2.5 to 3 liters; now above 4 pretty regularly with a one-time peak of 4.5 liters. > C) Can u please share with me your post-op experiences? It took a while before I could sleep on that side, because stretching the skin by the incision was uncomfortable at best and because putting weight on the rib-spread area hurt too. I still tend to avoid laying on that side, possibly now more from force of habit. I felt quite short of breath for a couple of months. That's gradually improved to where I'm now accustomed enough to my breathing to feel pretty normal (which for me isn't great; lower back problems keep me from doing any significant amount of aerobic exercise).  SignatureMore abuse of eminent domain! http://www.villagelandgrab.com/ >> If you had this kind of surgery done... > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >pretty normal (which for me isn't great; lower back problems keep me >from doing any significant amount of aerobic exercise). Thank you very much :) Do you mean June 23rd of this year? I'm on oxycodone right now. And today is the first day I am weening myself off them. No more morning time pills. Now it's just late 1 in the afternoon and 2 before bedtime. I use the same breathing tube called spyrometer something or other. I get up to between 1000ml and 1750ml and try to keep the indicator between the arrows. Don't know what that is in liters (my math conversions are pretty bad...lol) Yeah I still sleep sitting up. The pain I feel now is nerve damage around the upper right stomache area and where they split my ribs. On rainy days it's even worse. I just hope that one day I can get back to doing regular exercises e.g playing tennis and throwing a football. thanks again for your reply. stay in touch >>My surgery was June 23, and the place where they spread the ribs has >>gradually gotten better. It's only slightly sore now. I was taking >>codeine (generic Vicodin) regularly for a good while, now taking it >>only sporadically. > > Do you mean June 23rd of this year? Yep, just a few short months ago. > I'm on oxycodone right now. And today is the first day I am weening myself > off them. No more morning time pills. Now it's just late 1 in the afternoon [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to between 1000ml and 1750ml and try to keep the indicator between the arrows. > Don't know what that is in liters (my math conversions are pretty bad...lol) Mine says "Voldyne 5000" on it. <http://www.medicalsupplygroup.com/Respiratory/Respiratory_Accessories/HUD8884719009/> has a picture. > I just hope that one day I can get back to doing regular exercises e.g > playing tennis and throwing a football. If my ongoing recovery is any indication, that should be very possible. Just remember that with less lung surface area, we'll need more aerobic exercise to get to the same point as others. SignatureMore abuse of eminent domain! http://www.villagelandgrab.com/ >>>My surgery was June 23, and the place where they spread the ribs has >>>gradually gotten better. It's only slightly sore now. I was taking [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >Just remember that with less lung surface area, we'll need more aerobic >exercise to get to the same point as others. Here's mine http://www.medicalsupplygroup.com/Respiratory/Respiratory_Accessories/BAX001902A/ >>>>My surgery was June 23, and the place where they spread the ribs has >>>>gradually gotten better. It's only slightly sore now. I was taking [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Here's mine > http://www.medicalsupplygroup.com/Respiratory/Respiratory_Accessories/BAX001902A/ Cripes, these are like peanuts on a plane. Everyone got one!! Betsy |
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