A Quick Update

Hello all – I’m alive and kicking!  

The very quick update is that surgery went well, there were only a few myasthenia complications and no surgical complications, and while the results aren’t back on the thymus itself there was nothing to be found in the surrounding area.  This means that even if there was something cancerous associated with the thymus, it’s all gone now and we won’t be doing anything more about it anyway.  So thumbs up there! Unfortunately the thymus was large enough that I had to have a full sternotomy but that’s life.  At this point I’m not going to quibble about a 3/4 opening versus a full opening, I’d have had a scar and pain no matter what.

Anyway, I’ve been home since Friday evening and am thoroughly enjoying the gorgeous bank holiday weather from my perch near the balcony door.  Pain from the surgery is now minimal but I do have some myasthenia weakness that is just getting around to hitting me.  I am also totally grossed out by the appearance of my own chest and want to jump out of my skin when I think about it for too long. Needless to say, I look for any distraction.

Posting here at Shenanigans will be light for the next little while but I will try to use Twitter for some mini updates.  Once again, thanks for all of the thoughts, prayers and vibes.  I know that each and every one of them helped the last week go smoothly!