Glad to hear your mum took the news well. I think staying calm is the key although my mum told my Aunty that I'm just putting on a brave face for her, some what true I suppose!! My surgery is on the 27th so one week tomorrow, not going to lie I'm feeling very anxious at the moment. My breast surgeon is Caroline Baker and my plastic surgeon is Hamish Farrow, both I would recommend they have been wonderful. I have just had another aunty that has just had a call back from breast screen to review her mammogram, if this shows cancer we can go get further genetic testing done! It's been a horrible year one I'll be glad to get rid of. Where are you at at the moment?