... Hi Clay....it's certainly disconcerting to have continuing pains/discomfort, especially from reasons that might be related to the surgery.
If all your x-rays have come back clear, at least it's not something directly related to an infection or something such as that.
To me, an MRI could be more telling if something's outside of the lung, but it wouldn't show if it's... (7 replies)
... Anyway, yes I was told that my left lung would never collaspe again so they did do something to adhear it to the chest wall. ... (7 replies)
... The lung then heals to the chest wall becoming "one". ... (7 replies)
... I was 30 when my left lung collasped and had the surgery. ... (7 replies)
... Hi Everyone,
So glad that I found this message board. I have suffered from discomfort and pain on and off from my Thoracotomy Surgery (left lung) for the past 22 years. The reason for the sugery was for a collasped lung that would not re-inflate. I had the surgery in 1991. I was told years ago that I could have a "nerve block" done but decided against that option... (7 replies)
... ou posted that your mother had COPD and so I wanted to someone to share stories with. I, myself am heartbroken and a complete mess because my father has COPD and lung cancer. He is currently hospitalized and nearly died a few days ago while I was away on vacation. ... (4 replies)
... in June of 1991 and the past few years the pain and discomfort has gotten worse. ... (0 replies)
... ong time. But he didn't feel it was necessary, obviously, and it's not bothering me like that now, the pleursy or whatever it was, but I am having either chronic lung pain or bone pain, I don't know which, but the pain is in the area of both my lungs. They did catch my blood pressure high. ... (27 replies)
... What type of lung disorder causes lung pain? ... (27 replies)
... lung pain when layin down (0 replies)
... ent it going straight on my chest , but it always does and i get short of breath when i cant cough it up from that right side it is most of the bottom of my lung that hurts? ... (2 replies)
... I have asthma also, and when I'm having a bad day with it, I'll have back pain too. I've found that it's from having hyperinflated lungs from being unable to breathe out very well. It could be spasms too. ... (1 replies)
... I was wondering if anyone could answer my question about my lung pain. I've had it for the past i'd say 3 years. It feels like i have pressure on my back and it hurts even more when i breath. ... (1 replies)
... GERD is a good call! This pain might be classified somewhat as atypical chest pain. It's being attributed to the lung, but it may not be the lung at all! ... (10 replies)
... see a doctor for sure. Lungs dont have pain recepters, so you dont really have lung pain as such, but somthing like pleurisy will give you pain in your back. ... (6 replies)
... I've had lung pain off and on. ... (6 replies)
... years ago I also have bad asthma. I have had several chest xrays over the years and am told my lungs are not too bad. I dont smoke. My problem is I am in so much pain from the left lung I tell my doctor every time I see him but he just dismisses it. He listens to my lung and says it sound ok. ... (0 replies)
... You should have your lungs tested by a lung specialist. If you hurt when you breath or have constant on and off burning anywhere around the lung area you need have it evaluated. I had the same thing happen to me, my doc said you just have live with it if it don't go away. ... (4 replies)
... There are respiratory therapy techniques that can help reduce the effects of lung injury or severe lung illness. No personal knowledge there, I just know the treatment exists. ... (4 replies)
... My whole chest feels very heavy with the pain too when im up and about too long. ... (4 replies)
