Honestly I have still been struggling off and on. Most of the time worse than before the surgery, but I did have a couple of really good days. That was about 3 weeks after surgery. The pain was definitely tolerable after 3 weeks. Took to about 6 weeks out for my rib cage to stop hurting. I had plasma before surgery and keep trying to get them to do IVIG since. I think it would really help me feel better. Just in a bad rutt right now. So I guess you could say I am still trying to recover. Well I hope all goes well with you. I am one of the few to have had the transcervical thymectomy. So others would prolly be able to give you a much better timeline. Just remember no lifting after surgery. I know that will be very hard to do with the ages of your lil ones. Keep us posted and good luck with everything.