So with much encouragement from my care team, I finally had blood drawn and sent off to see if I test positive for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. I wasn't hesitating because I'm afraid of the results; believe me, after being diagnosed with cancer I think I can handle gene test results. I'd made a note to schedule it, pasted it to my computer, and then each time I saw it, looked past it. It just started blending in with my surroundings ha!
If I remember correctly from the gene counseling session I had before my surgery, it was discussed that I have a 17%(?) chance of having a mutation (fun fact: we all have the gene, it's just a matter of it mutating or not that causes breast cancer). That could be way off, but it'd be nice to know (and nice if one of my parents would get tested too) so I can tell any potential affected family members that they're at risk too. I should find out the results in 3-4 weeks, so I'll keep you updated.
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