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> feeling of 'heaviness' behind my breastbone. You may already be aware of this but there's an organ there called the thymus which is a core part of the immune
by notahacker 6y ago
> feeling of 'heaviness' behind my breastbone.
You may already be aware of this but there's an organ there called the thymus which is a core part of the immune system (especially in younger people)
Seems to be a symptom with relatively little discussion even in medical journals but can confirm I also had it for months after a relatively mild case, tending to reemerge due to tiredness or exercise.
- jjeaff 6y agoI think it could also be due to damaged heart tissue as there have been reports of covid having that affect on people.
- hiisukun 6y agoI think you might mean there "was" an organ there! The thymus (the favourite organ of a friend of mine) is quite unusual, being replaced by regular boring fatty tissue after childhood.
- tim333 6y ago...gradually replaced by fatty tissue. Nevertheless, some T cell development continues throughout adult life. (wikipedia)