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carolb456

03/05/2020 at 3:44 PM

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Hello,

Thanks for having me on this site. I'm stressed because I was talking with a friend who had ovarian cancer and she recommended that my daughters and I get tested for BRCA. Does anyone have any experience with this? Where do I go for this? Is it covered by insurance? I'm not sure I understand what it is and I'm worried for my daughters!

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minnymom68

03/05/2020 at 4:47 PM

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@carolb456 Hi Carol, I don't know too much about BRCA, but isn't that the gene that causes breast cancer?

BRCA testing?? https://www.carenity.us/forum/ovarian-cancer/symptoms-and-complications-of-ovarian-cancer/brca-testing-1607 2020-03-05 16:47:30

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DCline3dogs

02/18/2024 at 9:05 PM

I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.

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