Hi. I am 33YO and have just received the results that I am a carrier of the BRCA2 variant. My paternal aunt and grandmother both died in their 40s, after being first diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their 30s. Aside from all the obvious fear around having a RRM, my husband and I haven't had children yet, so obviously that is a big thing on my mind at the moment. Does anyone have any experience of getting breast screening through pregnancy or whilst breastfeeding? From what I can find online, screening is more difficult because of the increase in breast tissue density, but I can't seem to find a straight answer on whether it will be performed in women at high risk. I feel so trapped; I know surgery is the most logical answer, but I never imagined a world in which I wouldn't be able to breastfeed my children (I know this is not important to everyone, and each to their own, but it feels like an absolutely huge loss to me). Has anyone decided to delay surgery for this reason? Or perhaps had the surgery despite wanting to breastfeed - how did you feel afterwards? I am a midwife, and I am really scared about how this is going to affect my psychological ability to care for women I look after.
