I will definitely be sending good thoughts your way. I had my thymectomy in Feb. 09 and am doing quite well. I did not have the plasma exchange prior to surgery, I had IVIG instead. You will want to make sure that you have plenty of pillows for your bed when you get home. The only way that I could sleep was propped up on all sides. You also will need the pillow for laughing, coughing, sneezing.