I remember speaking with my husband about how i have been feeling and the best way for me to describe it is that I just felt death inside of me. I made a dr appointment and hoping that I could finally get a diagnoses so I wouldn't feel like I was crazy.
Before I went in I prayed that if there is something wrong please Lord let this dr find it. The appointment when on like all the others and had to go home and wait for results. The next day I got a call from the dr saying I needed to come in. My heart started to pound quickly and I hurried in.
The dr told me that he ran some genetic test and that it came back positive for BRCA1. He then went on and explained to me that it was already in dangerous mutation and I needed to think about doing something right away. They gave me a brochure and I went to several counseling sessions to learn my best option.
The only 2 options that applied to me we're wait until cancer made a home in my body hope they catch it in time and then do chemo and surgeries or just go ahead and do surgeries. To me if I waited I think it would be almost a smack in the Lords face. The Lord gave me an gift to get it all done with and not have to worry.
So the process began I first did the hysterectomy and after I was healed from that I went on and did the bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. I never want to experience that kind of pain again. My heart goes to the ones that have to do chemo and then surgery. Two Important things I've learned on this journey is you know your body better than any dr don't doubt yourself and the second is God has a plan. I look back and I can see where he was with me and how he helped every step of the way.
Perkins, OK
