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I had surgery 7/26, and I don't use the breathing tool they give often as I should and now it hurts when I take random deep breaths, my shoulder is also starting to hurt.. Should I be worried?

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Are you coughing or hear gurgling sounds when you breath? Showing any other signs of infection?

The purpose of the tool is to help get rid of the Fluid in our lungs from being put under. I didn't use it at all after leaving the hospital.

I also had pain in my shoulder but mine was from drinking too fast and residual gas.

I would put a call in to your pcp just in case, especially if you're experiencing any other symptoms.

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No coughing or hearing sounds when I breathe.

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I had surgery 7/26, and I don't use the breathing tool they give often as I should and now it hurts when I take random deep breaths, my shoulder is also starting to hurt.. Should I be worried?

Call your surgeon. This could be pneumonia, a blood clot, or just a pulled muscle. Don't take a chance.

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Hi! I had surgery the day after you and was pretty sedated with pain meds for a good five days that I was awful at using the air thing. I had the same problem with pain every time I took a deep breath.

I'll start my story at the end, I'm 100% okay and pain breathing is completely normal, but also can sometimes mean you could have a complication. I went to the ER Tuesday night because my surgeons nurse wasn't sure what I should do about it and my surgeon was on vacation. All the x-rays and cat scans came back normal, turns out it's SUPER normal to have inflammation in the chest surrounding area. We just had a serious operation, the body is recovering after being under a lot of stress. The inflammation will go away on its own, it probs would go away faster if I was allowed to take steroids or ibuprofen but it's okay.

I actually feel way better now. It still hurts to take a deep breath or yawn but since I know it's going to go away like all the other pain, it doesn't bother me as much as it did when I was in a panic.

BUT you should call your surgeon just in case and explain it to him. My surgeon said that sometimes it's hard to understand the pain we are in just by talking over the phone, and getting it checked can never hurt

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Hi! I had surgery the day after you and was pretty sedated with pain meds for a good five days that I was awful at using the air thing. I had the same problem with pain every time I took a deep breath.

I'll start my story at the end, I'm 100% okay and pain breathing is completely normal, but also can sometimes mean you could have a complication. I went to the ER Tuesday night because my surgeons nurse wasn't sure what I should do about it and my surgeon was on vacation. All the x-rays and cat scans came back normal, turns out it's SUPER normal to have inflammation in the chest surrounding area. We just had a serious operation, the body is recovering after being under a lot of stress. The inflammation will go away on its own, it probs would go away faster if I was allowed to take steroids or ibuprofen but it's okay.

I actually feel way better now. It still hurts to take a deep breath or yawn but since I know it's going to go away like all the other pain, it doesn't bother me as much as it did when I was in a panic.

BUT you should call your surgeon just in case and explain it to him. My surgeon said that sometimes it's hard to understand the pain we are in just by talking over the phone, and getting it checked can never hurt

Thank you. I will call the office tomorrow morning

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