Hi Everyone,

On May 10th I will be running in the Richmond, VA, Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure. This is a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. My sister, mom, grandmother, 2 aunts, 2 cousins have all battled breast cancer. Half of them are winning the race, the other half have passed away. I had a preventive mastectomy in January of last year.

I will be running the race with my sister, neice, daughter, and friends. Please show your support with a donation to our team! Click on the link below and then click the button that says "Support Suzanne".

Richmond Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure:

Thank you all so much!

Hi Everyone,

On May 10th I will be running in the Richmond, VA, Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure. This is a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. My sister, mom, grandmother, 2 aunts, 2 cousins have all battled breast cancer. Half of them are winning the race, the other half have passed away. I had a preventive mastectomy in January of last year.

I will be running the race with my sister, neice, daughter, and friends. Please show your support with a donation to our team! Click on the link below and then click the button that says "Support Suzanne".

Richmond Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure:

Thank you all so much!

Suzanne, I just did! I can see how this is so close to your heart and I'm sorry that you and many loved ones have gone through this, I am very happy that you are winning the race! Let's keep positive always!

ELena:thumbup:

Thank you so much! They did my surgery in the nick of time, I had pre-cancerous tissue on one side.

Wouldn't it be amazing if they found a cure before my daughter had to think about it?

Thank you so much! They did my surgery in the nick of time, I had pre-cancerous tissue on one side.

Wouldn't it be amazing if they found a cure before my daughter had to think about it?

Oh Suzanne, I'm so glad they caught it right on time and that you are ok, it would be just wonderful that they found a cure, the sooner the better! and I really hope it will happen before your daughter has to think about it. The advances are great, so I'm hopeful!

Hugs,

Elena:biggrin2:

Thanks. My daughter is 20 and will be an RN in May of this year. We never got the gene test as I had mixed thoughts on this. I felt like the test only identifies certain strains of cancers and are they are still identifing new ones. So, if the test was negative for BRCA1&2, then it could provide a false sense of security and if it was possitive, well that would certainly be a load on my 20 year old's mind. Not to mention possible impact on future insurance issues.

My daughter's best friend lost her mom (a friend of mine) 2 years ago and plans to have a preventive mastectomy at 25.

Thanks for the support folks!

Thanks. My daughter is 20 and will be an RN in May of this year. We never got the gene test as I had mixed thoughts on this. I felt like the test only identifies certain strains of cancers and are they are still identifing new ones. So, if the test was negative for BRCA1&2, then it could provide a false sense of security and if it was possitive, well that would certainly be a load on my 20 year old's mind. Not to mention possible impact on future insurance issues.

My daughter's best friend lost her mom (a friend of mine) 2 years ago and plans to have a preventive mastectomy at 25.

Thanks for the support folks!

You know, I think I would've done the same, I agree with you..

And I think I would also do the preventive mastectomy like your daughter's friend, I'm so sorry about her mom...

I think that if you do it planned , not only it will save you from having breast cancer but you can also do your reconstructive surgery and take your time and do it more calmly... but it has to be a difficult decision regardless, I just wish that the cure is found very soon.

Thanks for the support. You'd be amazed at how much negative feedback I got when I decided to do the surgery. I applied for leave donation at my work, so it was public knowledge. Once I came back and told that they found pre-cancer, all the people who said "Why have the surgery when you don't need to" were saying "OMG, you're so lucky you had the surgery when you did".

I didn't opt for reconstruction. At 42 and married, it didn't seem like such a big deal and the pics of reconstruction weren't great. I figured it only looks "normal" in clothes, then why not save myself tons of extra pain and recover and just wear prosthesis. Lucky I did that too, because with the weight change, at least this way I can change sizes on a whim. LOL

Thanks again for the support.

Thanks for the support. You'd be amazed at how much negative feedback I got when I decided to do the surgery. I applied for leave donation at my work, so it was public knowledge. Once I came back and told that they found pre-cancer, all the people who said "Why have the surgery when you don't need to" were saying "OMG, you're so lucky you had the surgery when you did".

I didn't opt for reconstruction. At 42 and married, it didn't seem like such a big deal and the pics of reconstruction weren't great. I figured it only looks "normal" in clothes, then why not save myself tons of extra pain and recover and just wear prosthesis. Lucky I did that too, because with the weight change, at least this way I can change sizes on a whim. LOL

Thanks again for the support.

Oh I hear you, I would definitely opt to have preventive surgery.

I'm 46 now and I don't think I would do reconstruction, but at 25, I think I'd give it a shot..

I know what you mean about the weight.... prosthesis are easier to manage with the weight gain or loss for sure...

Of course I will donate to such a good cause