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Old 07-02-2013, 04:45 PM #1
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I've been seeing an Neurologist who has a specialty in MG and he fits me in to the MDA clinic for appointments, positive antibody test.....both he and the Thoracic Surgeon (who I saw today) recommend the procedure...prepped with plasmapheresis or IVIG...
WOW! ...this is fabulous! The sooner the better and believe me, giddy-up means you won't have as much time to worry about it. Boy, oh, boy, your doctors know their stuff....wonderful!
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I had a VATT back in 2000. It was really easy for me. You'll likely feel more discomfort/inconvenience doing the pre-op treatments than the actual surgery.

Keep us posted! Good luck!
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Your story sounds much like mine....trying to decide on surgery now...... Do I do davinci robot or not???? One dr says yes and one says no....urg!
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I would go for the robotic surgery if I had the option. Recovery will be so much faster.

I wish that my doctor thought that a thymectomy would help me. Since I am seronegative and have no evidence of a lesion in my thymus, he doesn't see to think it would be of benefit.
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