Brca 2 gene positive

[julesjp]

Hi everyone had surgery and chemo last year and on herceptin until end of november. Ive been fab and positive but have now hit a brick wall. Went away for a lovely weekend and came home to a letter from genetics, brca2 gene positive. To say im heartbroken is an understatement and so hoping this feeling will will pass. Thank you all for reading x

[naughty_boob]

@julesjp I can imagine that is hard to get to grip with. I’m so surprised you were advised by a letter rather than a phone call or appointment. The genetics team in Wales said they would send a letter to book a phone call or they could call me as soon as they had the results. I went for the second option and for me it was negative.

I wanted to offer you some useful links

BRCA Chat | Genetic Breast & Ovarian Cancer Support

This is for those who live in Kent but the resources are for everyone. Elizabeth is lovely.

https://brcakent.org.uk/

[julesjp]

Thank you so much, yes im in cardiff the letter arrived on weekend and waiting for appointment now. As my family said im under the umbrella now so will get the best care x

[naughty_boob]

As you are also HER2+ you may like to join a very friendly thread called HER2+ and need some buddies.

HER2+ and need some buddies

@soobs Thanks for the VSL3 recommendation. So many of us suffer in this way that it’s always good to find out new ways to help. @naughty_boob Lovely weekend thanks. We found Nethergong Campsite for Friday which was enchanting and actually had a pop-up cocktail bar in the woods. Yes I got merry. Of all the children and young people staying there, it was me (54) and my husband (60) that got told off for playing music and singing too loudly just before 11pm. I felt mortified at the time but was se…

I hope you find out more at your appointment.

[pppanotherone]

Hi @julesjp, sorry to hear about your result. It’s a lot to get to and it’s not too nice for them to send you a letter before the phone call. You must have a lot of questions you want to ask.

I was diagnosed with BC 2 years ago ER+ HER-. They found multiple lumps in my left breast so mastectomy was recommended. Due to my family history, genetic test was requested and similar to you, I have BRCS2 gene too. Since I always suspected that’s the case, I’m emotionally prepared. However, what came next was still hard.

With BRCA2, the recommendation is to remove the ovaries and the other breast. Since these are not urgent cases, the wait to schedule the surgeries took more than 18 months. Within 24 months, I had 3 surgeries. The last one was done 4 weeks ago. Now that I’ve done all these, I’m feeling more at ease. I no longer need to do mammogram （I’ve done 4 mammograms in the last 2 years). Now I can focus on regaining my strength and energy.

I wish you all the best! Whatever decision you made is the right one.