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Originally Posted by dyerucf
6 weeks? Care to elaborate? BRQQK75 made it sould like a walk in the park and you are saying its a nightmare....
-J
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The difference is in how the thymectomy was done. BRQQK75's daughter had it done via the small incisions under the ribs - very non-invasive. People with a 6 week down time had their sternum's split so the surgeon could directly view the thymus and remove it entirely. Size of the thymus, any masses on it etc all go into the surgeon's decisions for approach.
http://www.umm.edu/mg/surgery.htm
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Brian.