Nerve Pain after Lobectomy

I had the same operation and yes lots of nerve pain plus tingling sensation on my right side and right breast area also right breast feels heavier.My operation was 6 months ago 

Thanks for your quick reply. Sorry to hear you’ve had the same thing. How is the pain now 6 months on. Was there anything you found that helped with the pain? Thanks

Hi Bopbop

I was routinely prescribed Gabapentin after surgery for nerve pain, I took it for a couple of weeks and I had no nerve pain. Don't know if it was the meds or I was just lucky. Hope your Mam gets sorted out x

I had terrible nerve pain after a lobectomy in 2019 and was prescribed Amitriptyline 10 mg daily and the nerve pain went away completely, I think it took two-three weeks to work, it's hard to remember now. It's actually an ant-depressant but they discovered that pain reduction was a side effect.  The doctor said 10 mg is a tiny dose so would be fine to take, iit also helps you sleep so I took it at night.

Strong pain killers made me very constipated what helped the most was finding the correct bra no underwires wide straps firm hold . I bought a few sport bras .I asked my nurse she said the lymph nodes they took out were in that area so that was also adding to the nerve pain. I also wear a bra to sleep in . Still have some numbness and tingling but not as bad . 

Thanks, really appreciate all the replies. I’ve shared these with my mum and hopefully she’ll speak to the doctor tomorrow and mention the medications suggested above.

Strangely, I had no pain following surgery until I'd been back home for ten days. I was prescribed Dihydrocodeine which helped a lot.