slinaresholz Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Just wondered if anyone who has had a lobectomy experiences muscle cramps on the side they had surgery on? It usually happens when I bend or twist or have overdone it. Hello to everyone! Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloesmom Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I do sometimes when I lay on my back just right. It seems to get all cramped up in the area of my incision. I have to move to get comfortable. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Yep, Sharon, usually when I "overdo" it. If I walk too fast, the stitch I get is in my right side, and higher than I used to get them (guess it followed the lung tissue up). I still get nerve pain around the incision and have a few "hot zones" that I prefer to not have people (or clothing items) touch. I guess the thing that really gets to me is the knowledge that everything is "different" now when something like the muscle cramp or nerve pain hit and mentally going down the road of all I've been through and how my Life Path has diverted from the one I had always seen. On the bright side, I notice more flowers on this trail and try my damnedest to not speed past all the good stuff... Take care, it's good to see you again! Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Hi Sharon.. I get muscle cramps in my back mostly in the right side ever since cancer treatment which, for me, did not include surgery! I figure it is from the radiation/chemo. Yes. To get rid of them, I need to change positions. Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbays Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 I too get muscle cramps. I had a lobectomy and radiation, so I don't know which caused it. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebbie Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 I had a lobectomy, followed by chemo/radiation. For a long time after surgery, I felt like I had a cardboard shoe box shoved in my right side, under my armpit -- any sudden movements or twist would send shooting pains (sort of like being really pregant and rolling over in bed to quickly!). It's been more than two years since surgery, and what I have noticed now is that when I get STRESSED I actually get a dull ache in my upper back or near my surgical scar (on my right side). I can only assume that my muscles tense when I am stressed and it causes the ache near the surgical area. As Becky said, we seem to have all sorts of "stuff" that goes on these days that we have to accept as the new normal... However, I'll take these aches and pains any day for the chance to wake up each morning and greet the day, spend time with my family, and get out there and smell the roses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Ya know, Heather, come to think of it, I feel it more when I'm stressed, too! I get pains that make me readjust my chair at work, thinking it's just ergonomic and if I sit differently, it will - well, just hurt differently, maybe? LOL I don't know, but a nice relaxing, hot bath makes it all better...especially with a glass of wine and some soft music. Guess that would relieve the stress, too, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinaresholz Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 Thanks everyone for all your replies. It helps to know others have had the same symptoms and its not something terrible or out of the ordinary. I appreciate your response. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiams Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Sharon, You are not alone. It has been a year since my surgery and I still get pain in my back and right side. The area near my incision will burn when I stand for long periods of time, or if I am doing strenuous work. I got a referral to a physical therapist six months ago who gave me a series of exercises that have helped. I have really noticed improvement in the last couple of months. I concur with everyone else. A little discomfort beats the alternative. I tell everyone that the soreness in my side is a reminder of how lucky I was that this thing was caught. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survivor Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Yes when skin an muscle and nerves cut and reattached the signals are confused and also muscles triggered to contract because signals and messages are connected to different areas They get connected to the wrong nerves and signals get crossed. Sometimes it fixes itself sometimes not Tom Galli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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