draggin- it is my understanding that thymectomy's are effective in these cases; young patients under 20, patients with a hyperplastic tumor, or any tumor at all. (All of that is what I have gathered from doctors that I have seen and experience from others here). However there are many people who did not have a tumor and had their thymus out at a younger age I believe. I am 18 and had a tumor on my thymus, though my CT scan did not show a tumor, they found it when they went in and it was quite large.

my opinion would be not to worry about the thymectomy..unless u see a specialist who tells u to do so. surgery is very dangerous w mg and especially at an older age. hope this helps.