BRCA results

Hi. I have BRCA1+ ovarian cancer.  My mum and aunt  died of breast cancer. At the time,  we didn't know the faulty gene was in the family because there was a feud which meant that one side didn't communicate with the other and key information about cancer in the family got lost.  By the time I hit my late 30s, I had started putting two and two together and went for  genetic counselling. They said I had a high chance of having the fault based on the family history. After that, I went for  annual mammograms and rudimentary ovarian  cancer screening which led to  my diagnosis.  In my experience, it definitely hasn't been the beginning of the end.  I was diagnosed 13 years ago. Admittedly, I have relapsed several times but I have had good responses to  chemo and other treatments  and have had decent remissions. I think because I already knew I most likely had the fault, it wasn't a shock. The hard part for me was telling other people in the family, especially those with kids. It's like throwing in an emotional hand grenade. You will definitely need time to take in the implications of having the mutation and  you should also discuss it with your oncologist as they can talk through the implications from a medical point of view. 

P.S. there is a BRCA group on this forum, which you might find helpful.

Thank you Bella Bee, I guess I panicked as really thought it would be  negative, I have already had surgery and chemo for ovarian cancer and was just getting my head straight again, now this worry. Thank you for your reply, it's encouraging. I shall look up the group x