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Hugs.

Thank you for the update. You are in my thoughts and prayers every day.

That's good news!! Sending you more healing mojo!!!

Hang in there Jeannie it will get better. Think about how much better you are today from the first few days after surgery.

Make sure you are eating good, and sleeping good. That's what is important to healing.

Congrats on the great news.

Jeanie I don't post much now but visit often and have been following your story. Well done for your strength and perseverance. Sending you healing hugs for a full recovery.

Cass, thank you. The last couple of days, I am almost feeling human again. I'm doing pain management the best I can. Also drinking lots of water and walking around the house. I think that is helping. When the surgeon released me this week, his PA told me to not be embarrassed about the tears as this suregery -- removal of a lung or part of a lung, is one of the most painful to recover from. So many muscles and nerves are cut. But I am determined to get back to where I was before mid-March when I got the news about cancer.

I KNOW I AM FORTUNATE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET TO HEAR ...'YOU ARE CANCER FREE' .... so the pain is the price to pay.

I'm glad to hear your healing is going well. I imagine it's a large task for your body to repair.

'YOU ARE CANCER FREE'

This is awesome.

I KNOW I AM FORTUNATE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET TO HEAR ...'YOU ARE CANCER FREE' .... so the pain is the price to pay.

You are blessed.

The fact that the pain is associated with getting you free of cancer probably doesn't affect the intensity much, if at all.

IOW, be happy with the outcome, and keep treating the pain....

How are you doing?

Sisoon - and all: I think I have turned the corner. Yesterday and today, I am feeling so much better. This morning I FINALLY got to take a bath. I am not a shower person and I sure have missed my long, leisure baths. The minute I got sumerged in the warm bath, I started to feel so much better. Maybe it's psychological .... but I don't care, it sure HELPED. Then I took my time and fixed my hair and even put on makeup. The pain is much less now and I am walking more through my house. As soon as the weather gets better, I will start daily, short evening walks outside. I have lost way too much weight and the muscles in my legs and arms need work. I'm also taking a look at my diet and see what I need to eat and what I need to stop eating.

Thank you all for your concerns and encouragement.

This is wonderful! Thank you for posting an update. You are in my thoughts often.

Jeanie, Happy for your good news. I had the food smell and taste issue after a surgery. I was able to ear a mild not spicy Indian food. The different spices made it palatable. If your constipated try making chia seed pudding. I put two tables of chia into banana almond milk and put the pudding in the frig. In two hours it is set like regular pudding.

Hope things start getting better.

Yay for baths. Im happy your pain is less. You're doing great!

So happy for you!!!

Glad you have done so well. Hugs

Progress! Yay! (And amen to a long bath—they are the best!)

Hello SI friends.

I haven't checked in lately as my pain level increased to the point that my surgeon recommended me for pain management. Thank goodness for that. Last week I had the first treatment for the nerve pain and got relief. Since it's almost impossible to get any type of RX for pain (opoids, etc), I am so thankful I now have this help. Nerve blocking injections are helping. The pain management doctor tells me I have a ways to go due to all the nerves and muscles that were cut during surgery. I have really not been able to eat, walk around, do simple exercises that I need to do, because of the pain. I have lost 13 pounds.

But I will get there. My high school class is working on booking a group cruise early next spring so that is something for me to work towards.

Tushnurse, if you have an opinion on nerve blockers, I'd love to hear what you think.

Oh im so sorry your pain worsened but its good your doctor is being active in treating you.

You need to eat and sleep in order to heal so getting that pain under control is important.

Have you slept better with the nerve block?

Yes I have been able to get some sleep. Nothing worse than lying in bed at 3 a.m. hurting. I alternated heating pads and ice packs and that didn't help very much.

As for eating, it's so odd but nothing tastes like it used to taste to me. I don't understand that. Basically I'm living on protein drinks and also little cups of vanilla ice cream. I add fresh fruit to the ice cream.

Glad you are resting better.

Weird about your taste. Can you handle hard boiled eggs. Tush always recommends those.

Protein shakes are good. Im glad you can get those in you.

Hugs

Nerve blocking techniques kick ass.

They do a great job without making you feel bad, like some of the medications do.

I was shocked that you didn't have one in the hospital, and that they didn't give you epidural management. Kinda rude if you ask me. We all know (but I swear surgeons are too tunnel visioned) that pain slows healing and recovery.

I would encourage you to ask the pain mgmt Dr about Neurontin for the next few months, and some low level pain medication that is stronger than an NSAID or Tylenol like Tramadol or low dose Hydrocodone.

I'm glad to hear you got some relief though.

Hang in there good lady. This too shall pass, pass like the worlds largest kidney stone, but it will pass.