[Hello,

I m a new member (i ve joined this great community this month) as well and I ve been sharing the same worries as you regarding the thymectomy . I have an elarged thymus (but they didnt give me enough details about the size they said 4 gr which must be wrong ) and doctors cant say if it is or not thymoma, but they want me to have the surgery.

I asked for a copy of the scan as advised on this site and i m waiting for the copy to come, not sure how long it will take, but than I should be able to see more.

I m scared of the surgery, not sure if it is going to work for me or not.
However, I was recommended the least invasive operation (transcervical approach) but it does have its limitations and the doctor wants to revert to a full strenotomy in the event of a big problem identified down there !

I was thinking that if I go for the surgery I will go for the transcervical approach and than if problems appaer to go for the robotical one Da Vinci (the second invasive in the list?!) but that s just an idea, not sure if I can choose what i want .

That is my last idea, but i m still reluctant to the thought of having my thymus removed.

hope that the appointment with your doc went well