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Maria,
I'm not sure if this is correct or not, but I am er/pr -, - on genetics testing and had a double mast., and when I went to a genetics specialist (a gyn oncologist was present too), I was told that I was at no higher risk for ovarian cancer. They did not feel that I needed to have them removed. They said that it would have been different if I was er/pr+ or tested + on the genetics. I would be interested in knowing if there was an increased risk-
Love, Kelly
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dx'd 05/06, 37 years old
er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3
double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants
Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes
all scans clear
genetic testing- negative
06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin
30 rads
Herceptin weekly x 1 year
Herceptin completed 08/07
Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED
"We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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