Dear all,
I stumbled upon this community after my sweet mother had radical nephrectomy surgery (the keyhole type). Like many people here, she was unexpectedly diagnosed with clear cell RCC. Right after the surgery, she started experiencing a lot of nerve pain that gave her the tingling and sore to the touch sensation around the stomach and lower belly regions. Thankfully, the painful area has reduced since then. However, just a few days ago, she started having episodes of shoulder and rib pain on the opposite side of her removed kidney that she describes as very similar to side stitch pain. She feels a sharp when she changes positions, coughs, sneezes, laughs, and basically do any kind of sudden movements. She would feel better after lying down for some time. I have consulted her doctor, who referred us to the dept of orthopedics....but my mother is certain that there's nothing wrong with her bones as the pain is not persistent and not radiating from her bones. I then did a bunch of research online and saw that the CO2 gas they pumped into her abdomen during surgery could cause shoulder pain but that should have gone away a few days after surgery. I couldn't find anything like what she's experiencing 3 weeks after the keyhole surgery. I thought I'd post about this in this community to see if anyone had similar symptoms or could share any additional resources. Thank you and I wish everyone a very speedy recovery and improved health.
