My name is Heather Im 32 years old and I just took my mom off life support and she passed yesterday from complications of stage 4 ovarian cancer with lung, liver and bowel mets. It was less than a month from diagnosis to her death. I met with her oncologist yesterday and got the definitive diagnosis that it was in fact primary ovarian cancer that took my mothers life. They hadnt been sure and had been doing blood tests checking tumor markers, and finally right as she got her first dose of chemo last thursday they got results that the ovarian cancer markers were through the roof.
Her oncologist told me I need to have genetic counseling and testing to find out my risks, and that a preventitive hysterectomy may be a good idea and recommended as I am done having kids. I am grieving my mothers loss and now I am scared to death that the same fate could await me.
Has anyone ever done the genetic counseling to determine risk levels? What should I expect? How long do results take? Anyone that has information or links or anything I would be very appreciative.