Waiting for BRCA test results update

Hi noona try to be positive and hope the days pass fast to know the results . Wish you the best and take one step at a time 

Thanks. I had a chat with my sister today and bless her, she said she can't imagine how scary it is for me, even though she's had cancer! I've also purposely not told her what day I'm getting them so she doesn't stress and she understands I need the headspace to come to terms with whatever the dx...

Hello Noona, I’m sorry to hear about your Brca 2 diagnosis. I would think you’re entitled to lose the plot at times I know I did! If you have any specific questions please let me know. And the MacMillan nurses have been helpful for me to speak to when I was especially worried post surgery.

Remembering that I didn’t have cancer and that my brca 1 diagnosis enabled me to understand I was at a higher risk and so needed more regular screening has helped. So much about cancer from what I’ve experienced is about catching it as early as possible. Figuring out what was right for me to do and not feeling pressured from others opinions has helped me go through this and have a decent recovery, psychologically and physically.

Take care of yourself,

Marie

Thanks. My partner is fabulous and is supportive of whatever I choose. The genetics counsellor called me Friday and has referred me to breast care and gynecology so hopefully I'll hear something soon. She was lovely...apologised for me having to go private, said how ridiculously busy they are and she was retiring this coming week as she could no longer take the pressure of not being able to deliver the level of care people deserve. She also wanted my case to move forward rather than leaving it for someone else. I've decided (pretty much) that I'm going surgery route so am trying to be kind to my boobs and myself...one day at a time, and you're right - I don't have cancer, just more likely than others to get it and I have to remember this.