Hi, I had my thymectomy in 2009, 4 months after I was diagnosed with MG, for me MG caused havoc with my breathing I went from leading a normal life to hardly been able to talk on the phone without getting breathless , anyways I was in ICU 24hrs post op with 11 days total in hospital, apart from the pain from recovery I noticed a huge difference with my breathing soon after surgery, I was in remission without any symptoms or nessesity for medications for 5 years, unfortunately symptoms started reappearing last year though not as bad I now take mestinon daily and also have monthly IVIG transfusions, my breathing is not as bad pre-op but I have my bad days and I also get the general weakness and fatigue, but hey given what I was like pre-op I'm not complaining