Re: 2006 in Review (triple negative?) CAROL gene testing, ovarian cancer risk . . .

[Guest guest]

Carol,

I'm unclear why you won't be doing any further follow-up for one year? Or is

that just with your radiologist?

Have you been genetically tested? If you are already doing a hysterectomy,

there is a major increase in ovarian cancer

if you have one of the genes, and you might want to consider an oopherectomy at

the same time. Unless that is typically done with a hysterectomy, I just don' t

know anything about it. Ovarian cancer is symptomless usually and is not

generally caught soon enough for successful treatment.

Triple negatives are often gene carriers, though I don' t

have the numbers handy.

e

[Guest guest]

Hi e,

I do have more follow ups, but with the oncologist. It is the

radiation onc that I see yearly from now on. Yes, I have been gene

tested and have the BRCA1 mutation. I was told by my onc that I

should have my ovaries removed so that is why I decided on a complete

hysterectomy (my age being 49). I surgery is in about 2 weeks, Jan

22, so everyone please keep me in your thoughts then! Thanks!

Carol

>

> Carol,

>

> I'm unclear why you won't be doing any further follow-up for one

year? Or is that just with your radiologist?

>

>

> Have you been genetically tested? If you are already doing a

hysterectomy, there is a major increase in ovarian cancer

> if you have one of the genes, and you might want to consider an

oopherectomy at the same time. Unless that is typically done with a

hysterectomy, I just don' t know anything about it. Ovarian cancer

is symptomless usually and is not generally caught soon enough for

successful treatment.

> Triple negatives are often gene carriers, though I don' t

> have the numbers handy.

>

>

> e

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,

You will be in my prayers for your surgery. I had a total abdominal hysterectomy

with bilateral salpingo oopherectomy a few years ago and didn't have any

problems. You just have to be careful for a few weeks and get lots of rest and

not lift anything.

Hugs

nne

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Re: 2006 in Review (triple negative?) CAROL gene

testing, ovarian cancer risk . . .

Hi e,

I do have more follow ups, but with the oncologist. It is the

radiation onc that I see yearly from now on. Yes, I have been gene

tested and have the BRCA1 mutation. I was told by my onc that I

should have my ovaries removed so that is why I decided on a complete

hysterectomy (my age being 49). I surgery is in about 2 weeks, Jan

22, so everyone please keep me in your thoughts then! Thanks!

Carol

>

> Carol,

>

> I'm unclear why you won't be doing any further follow-up for one

year? Or is that just with your radiologist?

>

>

> Have you been genetically tested? If you are already doing a

hysterectomy, there is a major increase in ovarian cancer

> if you have one of the genes, and you might want to consider an

oopherectomy at the same time. Unless that is typically done with a

hysterectomy, I just don' t know anything about it. Ovarian cancer

is symptomless usually and is not generally caught soon enough for

successful treatment.

> Triple negatives are often gene carriers, though I don' t

> have the numbers handy.

>

>

> e

>

>

>