One more small piece of the puzzle... yesterday my genetic counselor called to tell me that the results from my BRCA2 test came back negative. This was great news! (For me, but also my kids and my mom and various other family members.)
Because of my age (I am so young! Remember?) it is still recommended to test for a few other most common genetic mutations that can increase cancer risk. This means more waiting for results.
So they are now testing my blood sample for the BRCAPlus panel. This panel tests 5 genes. The BRCA2 is included in this panel so it will be retested because it's just part of the panel. The lab estimates results will be available between December 8th and 15th.
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