Originally Posted by Nicknerd

Hey guys,

Thanks for the supportive posts, and sorry I didn't get back faster...I've sorta been digesting all this, and lurking a bit...

The other incision the surgeon was suggesting is one where they basically follow the under-curve of the breasts...So it's a horizontal cut just under the breats. It's also a long scar, but it's not visible if wearing a low-cut shirt or bathing suit. The doc. said that the healing period is more painful, but it's just as convenient for him to do this cut as the vertical one going down the centre of the chest...The increase in pain is the only real downside.

I'm still not sure what I'm going to do...I'm scheduled to have another CT scan done, this time with contrast, to see if the tumor has attached itself to other organs (something like that)....

I've been doing a lot of research on all of this stuff...I'm so confused...I wonder why this happened...I honestly think the thymus is the culprit in a lot of autoimmune diseases, only in the sense that it's not functioning 'properly.' I was reading that the thymus is responsible for 'educating' T-cells in preventing autoimmunity. Basically, a thymoma creates many T-cells without the ability to let 'them' know that they shouldn't be mean to Nicky's body parts! lol

Anyway, wouldn't I still need my thymus? Without it, would I have more issues with autoimmunity since I no longer have a control centre for preventing it? I wish they could just take the tumour, leave the thymus, and my tumour-factory would behave and all'd be well! lol

Anyway, end futile insanity rant! lol

P.S. thanks again for listening!