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Becky · 03-12-2021, 09:31 AM

We do have children and ironically all daughters. Standard is to start monitoring 10 years before mother's diagnosis. I was 45. My daughter who is almost 35 just got done. Like I was, she has very dense breasts so she got an ultrasound. In a few months she is getting an mri. Their plan for her going forward is mammogram and then in 6 months mri and so on.

My niece ( sister's daughter), also just got done. Same thing as my daughter. Only niece freaked out. My daughter is more pragmatic. Her thinking is if anything shows up, it will be early and curable. Niece doesn't think she can handle it if anything shows up. Well, nobody wants anything to show up, right?

Other 4 girls are 26-31 years old and are waiting alittle bit.

03-12-2021, 09:31 AM	#9
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Genetic Testing We do have children and ironically all daughters. Standard is to start monitoring 10 years before mother's diagnosis. I was 45. My daughter who is almost 35 just got done. Like I was, she has very dense breasts so she got an ultrasound. In a few months she is getting an mri. Their plan for her going forward is mammogram and then in 6 months mri and so on. My niece ( sister's daughter), also just got done. Same thing as my daughter. Only niece freaked out. My daughter is more pragmatic. Her thinking is if anything shows up, it will be early and curable. Niece doesn't think she can handle it if anything shows up. Well, nobody wants anything to show up, right? Other 4 girls are 26-31 years old and are waiting alittle bit. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"