What’s going on?
Originally uploaded by l@in.
My insurance company finally came through and approved genetic testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. All of my doctors have recommended considering a prophylactic mastectomy of the unaffected breast if I test positive for the mutation. Therefore to be able to make a more informed decision, the surgery has been pushed back to mid April.
Ultimately it’s a good thing. The test is about as expensive as an MRI, so I was surprised that it was approved. But now it’s more waiting. More biding my time, waiting for the test results and another big decision to make.
It also seems that I’ll probably be having surgery later in the year for the fibroid issue. It’ll be an outpatient thing with a short recovery period so at least that’s a positive thing.
After never being in the hospital before since I was born, buy the end of this year I will have had 5 surgeries over the period of a year and a half. I’m going to be really happy when I can start taking vacations again instead of surgery breaks.
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