Non Cancer Lumps Found

Good evening everyone. Some of you would have read my post on Not Dignosised yet. Today I got the results from my Core Needle Biopsy. All is clear I have not had cancer before. I have a strong family history. Om my mums side my grandmother and 2 Aunts one of the Aunts had breast and Ovarian Cancer. On my dads side my grandmother and 2 Aunts also breast cancer. My dad also has non hodgkin lymphoma not sure if tgat makes a difference. I am heading to a specialist as soon as my GP makes an appointment probably within the next week. I with the support of my husband and my GP am going to ask for Preventative Mastectomy. My results today said fibrocystic non cancer lumps. Am I over thinking this? I am so anxious about getting breast cancer in the future. I am 50 and have alot of plans for the future. Sorry for all my posts but I am at a loss of what to think. Cheers.
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They will be able to answer things more accurately than a lot of us could.I had an Aunt who had bilateral breast and ovarian cancer (and 2 others had ovarian) but don't have her known faulty gene. At this stage they believe I'm just the average unlucky 1 in 8.
Talking it over with a counsellor really helped me feel more comfortable. I had the mastectomies and reconstruction. I don't regret it. But I really miss the sensation of my breasts and it does impact on intimacy.
We have a breast reconstruction group you can request to join. Many have included their photo stories. If you would like reconstruction you can plan this as same time as mastectomy.
http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/1-choosing-breast-reconstruction
AnAustralian website you may be interested in is Pink Hope, to look at pros and consof preventative mastectomies
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