Good News Week!

Well this week has been great news for me all round! On Monday I met with my Oncologist and she confirmed that I would definitely not be having any more chemotherapy.  That means no more visits to the chair for me, hooray!

Over the last four weeks I have been anxiously waiting for pathology results having been tested for the breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene. Due to my pathology results of having a Triple Negative tumour, there was an extremely high possibility that I would be a carrier of the BRCA1 gene. I was not looking forward to making decisions if my results were positive.

I met with the Professor of Genetics yesterday and thankfully my results came back NEGATIVE to both BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene. If my results had come back positive, I would have been faced with the decision of considering a double mastectomy as the possibility of breast cancer returning (if you are a carrier of the gene) is around a 65% chance. It also would have meant that I would be at a considerably high risk of developing Ovarian cancer. What a huge relief it was to be told that the results were negative, I now have one less thing to worry about!

My treatment is now coming closer to an end! Next week I will have my simulation appointment to get my tattoos and will begin six weeks of radiotherapy the following week. I will then be monitored for the rest of my life with annual MRI’s, mammograms and ultrasounds due to my age.

“The Roaring Twenties” have now raised a total of over $24,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. I’m very excited for the big walk tomorrow!  With t-shirts planned and 1920’s headbands made, I am looking forward to walking with my family and team mates and wish all the mums a very Happy Mother’s Day!