Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hi, My son wasn't born without a thymus but had both lobes removed during heart surgery when he was 3.5yrs old. The only reason I know this is because I read his hospital notes. No-one ever told us. This is failrly common practice in complex heart surgery in children. The thymus is quite large in babies and children but gradually shrinks as we get older. It hasn't caused Jack any problems as far as I can tell. He seems to have a pretty good immune system and is very rarely ill. Elaine mum to Elise (14yrs) HH & Jack 9yrs CHaRGE Dumfries, Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 i lurk more than post, but i saw a post about the thymus gland, my son doesn't have a thymus gland, and tested negative for the digeorge mutation, so none of his docs seemed to concerned with his lack of a thymus gland. anybody else not have a thymus? if so, did they do something for it? it is always in the back of my mind, but i asked all his docs, and they aren't concerned, should they be? thanks! by the way, my son is 3 and doing great, he goes to deaf ed school, and is doing amazing, he is even talking around the trach, and his signing is taking off. he's been potty trained since september, except for overnight,b/c of his nightdrip. he does something new everyday! i just want to say thanks for all of the great advice you guys have shared over the years, you all have helped me more than you know. thanks mom to 3 yr old CHargEr, trach/ gbutton/fundo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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