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Gizmo
8 years agoMember
Gene testing - The confusion of knowing what result I wish for
I was diagnosed Aug 2017 at the age of 44 with 2B Grade 3 hormone positive invasive ductal breast cancer with 1 positive node found during lumpectomy surgery which resulted in the lymph nodes to be c...
Sister
8 years agoMember
@gizmo I understand completely where you're at. I had the testing done earlier this year as I lost my sister to this. I didn't know what result I wanted - positive, which would give me a reason to get rid of the other breast (and possibly other bits) so I never have to think of it again or, negative. As for insurance, my doctor told me (in the nicest possible way) that I'm already stuffed with regard to that. In the end, I came out negative for what they know about now, although that will be reviewed down the track. What it does mean is that my girls will be screened for bc from 30 as the geneticist is pretty sure that there is a familial genetic link, just not one of the big ones.