Gearing up for expansion #2 on Thursday. I'm nervous because it's been a bad week with lots of pain. I took a pretty hefty spill down a full flight of stairs on Sunday night so I have been nursing a sore back, shoulders and left ankle...as well as the pain I'd already had.
With that said, I know Friday morning (DAE - "Day After Expansion") probably won't be too much fun. But I can deal with it. Just knowing that the cancer is out of my body is AWESOME!
Also, I got my genetic tests back yesterday (BRCA1 and BRCA2) and they were both negative. That means that I do not carry the genetic mutations for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer (HBOC).
BRACAnalysis is a genetic test to find out if you have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation that increases cancer risk...Knowing the results may make a world of difference , by empowering you and your doctor to take steps to reduce your further risk of breast and ovarian cancer. (www.MyriadTests.com)
What that REALLY means are three things:
- We don't have any scientific or clear reason that I have breast cancer at such a young age...but as I always say, there's no Plan B...so that's okay.
- I get to keep my ovaries!
- McKenna and other women in my family don't have an elevated chance of facing this horrible disease due to my genetics. That is a huge relief!
So, one other fun item...My new license tag should be arriving in the next few days.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”
(Revelation 1:8 NLT)