Genetic Variant
Hello Ladies I found out in May last year that I had breast cancer ( after having lost my sister to BC 10 years ago) and then found out it was triple negative. I have just gotten my results from the...
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Hi Tintin, I am 43 years old. I have a family history of breast cancer too. I have the Brac2 gene. I had already made up mine before I got the results to have my ovaries removed. Since being on tamoxifen I now have a thicken growth on my endometrium. So I am having a complete hysterectomy which includes uterus cervix, ovaries and fallopian tubes. I will be having this next month.
I have 4 girls ranging from 17 to 11. My girls never met my mother (their grandmother) because she died from breast cancer . I too never met my grandmother because she also died of breast cancer. So for me the decision feels right, I want and hope to see my grandchildren, ( not that I am rushing my daughers to have them, lol, they still to young) I want to be there when my daughters have their kids, help them with babysittying, see the girls get married.
Plus I know every time if something goes wrong down there I would worry if it is cancer so I would rather get rid of this risk.
It is an extremely hard decison to make. The doctors have advised me that I will get a whole lot of different symptoms with menopause through hysterectomy. Plus everywhere around me is happy pregnant people, not that I am planning more, but once the surgery is done, there is no changing my mind.
Only you can decide whats best for you.
Good luck with your decision.
Dot xxx