Wednesday 1st June I finally got the results of my gene test, bringing to a close the longest three weeks I think I've ever experienced.
As a quick recap I was looking for a number under 18 ... I got a three! I may have punched the air ... Dr Martin was almost as pleased as I was!
The combination of my score, lump size, negative nodes and a couple of other bits mean that have I have best possible prognosis for long term survival with no need for chemotherapy.
I have a couple more appointments to go before I start radiotherapy. It seems likely that will start in July at this rate - four weeks of daily doses which will happen at St Thomas' so I'll have a new hospital to visit.
Dr Martin was trying to tell me about the possible side effects of radiotherapy and tamoxifen, I was sitting there grinning like a loon. I did explain to him that I'd been more worried about chemo than the cancer and he seemed to understand.
I have more leaflets to read (I quipped that I wasn't actually going for the full set) and more letters to wait for, but at the moment I'm back to full on positive mode.
