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Linda · 09-13-2007, 09:19 PM

Hi all. Here's my info:
I was advised to be tested because both my grandmothers' had bc (one in her 40's, one at 70) and I am an Ashkanaze Jew, which is a high risk ethnic group. I had something like an 11% chance of carrying the mutation, and saw a genetics counselor at a big University hospital prior to the test. My insurance paid the whole cost (Cigna) -- however Myriad would not run the test until the insurance clearance went through. I tested negative.
Linda
Ps. As I posted earlier, I was told that her+ bc is usually not BRCA+. Even so, it's not impossible or unwise to be tested.

09-13-2007, 09:19 PM	#9
Linda Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 143	Hi all. Here's my info: I was advised to be tested because both my grandmothers' had bc (one in her 40's, one at 70) and I am an Ashkanaze Jew, which is a high risk ethnic group. I had something like an 11% chance of carrying the mutation, and saw a genetics counselor at a big University hospital prior to the test. My insurance paid the whole cost (Cigna) -- however Myriad would not run the test until the insurance clearance went through. I tested negative. Linda Ps. As I posted earlier, I was told that her+ bc is usually not BRCA+. Even so, it's not impossible or unwise to be tested.