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Michele,
Hi. If you tested positive for the gene, she would have a 50/50 chance of not having it. based on computer calculations by the geneticist, i had an 88% chance of carrying the gene (based on family history). I turned out negative.
One thing, as petty as it seems, is that I would recommend for someone who was going to be tested, WHO DID NOT HAVE CANCER YET, to have all their ducks in a row beforehand with life insurance, etc. I was advised that once you have testing, and if its its positive, you can have some difficulty getting ins. This didn't apply to me because I had already been dx'd with cancer and wasn't getting any anyways ( they run the other way when they see me now!) Just something to remember for later when your daughter is older.
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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