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A thymectomy may or may not work…no guarantees, however, you may not want to look back and say “should/coulda/woulda. I had my thymectomy in 2021 (one year after my diagnosis), using the robotic “Da Vinci method,” with Dr. Louie (he’s tops in his field) at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA (I traveled from S. Oregon and stayed overnight for the procedure). Dr. Louie informed me that current best practice these days is to go in from the left side (which involves collapsing a lung). Unfortunately, due to BPH, I opted for a catheter during the operation and the administering nurse punctured my bladder…so I suggest opting out of that particular offer. To date I’ve had no relief as a result of the thymectomy and am fortunate enough to be on Soliris and mestinon and not any prednisone. I’m 77 years old and the clock is ticking…