Hello Darci,

I am curious as to why you would need a thymectomy if you do not have a thymoma. I have experienced a thymectomy in 2009 but only after a CT scan and an MRI confirmed that I did have a very large thymoma which was attached to my lung sack on one side and my heart sack on the other. My AChR readings were normal.

I also think a PET scan would be in order - which is a scan they perform after you drink a dye that would show any cancer in the area.

I think a thymectomy is a very serious operation, especially when they go through your sternum (which is the operation that I had). What are they performing the operation for if not to remove a foreign body. If the object is to see what is there, there are other means of doing that that are not invasive.

I would question why they are in such a rush to perform a thymectomy.

Best of luck with the outcome.

Southern Bell