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I had a thymoma removal back in March and have started back at work doing a phased back to work. I go two days per week. Started back on Tuesday and did Tuesday and Wednesday feel so tired after the two days . Back on Monday so h gave days off. Still...
Hell all Today we had the good news that my son, who has thymoma, has been given a date for surgery in 2 weeks time. That will be exactly 5 months after he started chemo (6 rounds at about 3 weekly intervals) to shrink the tumour. They say tumour is...
Thymic UK have just emailed me regarding the meeting about thymus cancer originally planned to be at a venue in Cambridge on 7th May. It will now be a virtual meeting if they are able to arrange this "The venue organisers have had to cancel at short notice...
Hi I'm Lisa. During chest xray a mass was found on my thymus gland. PET scan has shown mild uptake. I have my MDT meeting on Friday. I have also sent an appointment with the respiratory clinic on the Monday. Does this mean something has been found? Not...
I have just been diagnosed as having a thyomama and am feeling anxious as I have to have surgery
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My 49 year old son was diagnosed late 2023 with a tumour on his thymus. It was found during a scan for something else. They haven't told us yet if it's thymoma or thymus cancer. He is now near the middle of his second round of chemo (CAP), and will have...
I am now in my second cycle of chemotherapy, I would like to hear from anyone who has been or is going on this journey. Thank you
Some years ago, I developed squamous cell carcinoma of the thymus and had major surgery at Guys Hospital in an attempt to remove the affected tissue in the thymus. The operation proved to be more difficult than expected and it was followed by radiotherapy...
Hi I am been treated for breast cancer and am currently recovering from breast surgery which was last Thursday - I am due to have radiotherapy in around 8 weeks time. during the breast cancer diagnostic process they discovered a Thymoma B1 in my chest...
