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BRCA1
Due to strong family history I relented and had the genetic testing done. Results confirm I have the BRCA1 mutation. I have met with a breast surgeon and had some options given to me. My decision has ...
Sorry I missed this message. I had no problems at all. Not even need for panadol :)
My surgeon was Namrata Bajra at both North West and Wesley. Highly recommend her. I started off with a Mirena for progesterone with a patch for oestrogen but somehow my Mirena fell out during school camp - we are thinking that maybe I wasn't quite ready to tackle some things, but again I felt fine. I'd had a Mirena for 12 years previously. I am now on tablets for around 10 years. The reasoning from Namrata is it helps with preventing bone and heart problems and dementia. In the switch over between meds I got to experience hot flushes and they weren't nice, but that was only a few times and I'm back to normal.