Hi all...I'm a 54 year old decorator and up untill April this year I was working hard painting new builds...one monday I was taken to AandE with chest pains..a CT scan showed a 9.5 cm tumour on my thymus and over some artery junctions..it's been a whirlwind 2 month's and I'm in surgery to remove the tumour on 6th July....I'm confused because the surgeon said he will remove part of the brachial vein and said something about blood drainage and said it may mess with my diaphragm..I've asked the nurse since but she seemed to be unaware...I would also like to know if and when I can go to work after open chest surgery..stories out there range from month's to never again...my Cancer is no where near as aggressive as most cancer's but the side affects from my treatment is more worrying than the cancer..... anyone there that has similar circumstances?..regards Reid
