I saw the genetic counselor. I have a 16% chance of having a mutated breast cancer gene, which she termed "moderate risk." If I have one of those genes, I have a 30-50% chance of ovarian cancer, which is a high enough chance to merit prophylactic removal of the ovaries. I'm unlikely to have BRCA1, the 16% is for BRCA2.
I signed the consent form and they took blood. She believes that Medicaid will pay for the genetic testing but we will double check with the lab first, since the testing is over $3K. Assuming that the testing is covered by insurance, I should hear inside three weeks with the results.
Three weeks is a long time to wait on tenterhooks. Thoughts for normal genes and a negative result from the test are welcome.
It never freaking ends.
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