Hi, 

I'm 24 years old and the past couple of weeks have been a complete whirlwind! On Christmas Eve I had a very constant chest pain for the whole day, so I took myself to a&e (I've never had any sort of chest pain before). I was in there for hours and hours, and after many scans and tests they left me thinking I had thymoma. A week later and after seeing the consultant he advised that he thought it was a cyst and that I should come back in 2 weeks time for an mri and then to see him. After the mri scan I was told that they thought it was thymoma, still unsure of whether it was benine or not. 3 days later I had an appointment with a surgeon who booked me in for surgery 7 days later. I've now had the tumour removed but I'm waiting on results to find out if it was benine or not and what further treatment I need. I am so confused right now and quite scared about my follow up appointment. The surgery was very intense to say the least, I was in hospital for 5 days and then was allowed home as I made sure good progress, I had an amazing nurse who kept motivating me and advising me that the quicker I'm up and moving the easier my recovery will be. I've been home for 4 days and I'm on a very emotional rollercoaster, the restrictions of not being able to move my arms properly or leave the house is very frustrating. I've read really good things that after a couple of weeks things become easier, but right now I'm in a very dark and confused place. Apart of me wants to get through this as quickly as possible and forget it ever happened but I know I have to accept it and learn how to live with it. I don't know what to expect at my follow up appointment in the next couple of weeks but I'm obviously hoping for the best news.x