Reconstruction ?
I had a mastectomy three weeks today , right breast and I am just starting to do some research on reconstruction, but not looking at having it done till the end of the year. I did not hve an expan...
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We have MULTIPLE other cancers (including breast on both sides, dad has prostate (I was told the male version of ovarian cancer, by my oncologist) in my family too including lymphatic and others, and have MULTIPLE other familial issues like Auto-immune diseases (lupus, celiacs, eczema, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis etc etc), various other arthritises and other isues like thyroid (Mum had a mild goitre), as well as a gentic connective tissue disease.
Yep my family are total medical basket cases, I have a REALLY bad family medical history and my hubby and I decided NOT to have kids for various reasons including my genetic and family history as well as my own personal disabilities caused by the conditions that I inherited or have.
I will be VERY interested in what the geneticisits say (I can only get the free BRACA etc testing if they decide that I have enough of a family history to warrant it, otherwise it would cost $2,500 (which I do NOT have), for me the only difference a positive test would mean is that I would whip my ovaries out, but I have a younger sister and older brother, and I have 5 nieces, 2 nephews and 1 new grand/great niece, and 2 grand/ great nephews and they are at risk too, and me getting a result could/ will change there choices too).