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What Is The Reason For Pain When Sitting In Certain Positions After VATS Procedure?
Hello Dr. Grief- I am looking for a doctor who might be able to assess what has been happening to a very specific area in my right front rib cage. I had a VATS procedure 4 years ago and a partial lobectomy. Then 2 years ago I had my gallbladder removed but had complications that then led to a sphincter of odi ?? procedure within 2 months of the gallbladder removal. Since then I keep having this excrutiating pain that does NOT occur everyday, only when I sit in a certain position. It gets stuck and I cannot catch my breathe. I physically need to be stood up and extend my arms up in the air to aliviate the pain. After, I swell for about 2 days. I think it might be adhesions but the doctor says its a pain management problem. I really could use any thoughts you might have. Thank you
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
Its possible your pain may be related to an intercostal nerve in the rib space where the ports for the VATS were placed. I would recommend seeing a pain specialist, as they can often perform a nerve block which usually works quite well.
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