Delay with Myriad on BRCA test

Mommy2Six

Background: diagnosed with dcis at 29, strong family history. Genetic counselor predicted my risk of BRCA mutation to be 78% or so... Earliest death in family of breast and ovarian cancer was 38, so they want my ovaries out "yesterday" if I have a BRCA mutation, recommending i have it done at same time as mastectomy in a week and a half.

My BRCA test results were marked Lab Priority and supposed to be back 1.5 weeks ago, and no one is responding to my messages. A week ago they finally said my test had been delayed by a shortage of reagents and liquids in the lab but the testing had been resumed and my dr should get results any day. 8 days later, no one is returning my calls or emails, dr and i are getting pretty frustrated. I'm not trying to be a brat, but with surgery date 12 days away, I'm running out of time to coordinate an oophorectomy with the gynecological surgeon for the same day as my mastectomy.

Anyone else experiencing this?

jenjenl

Can you go forward with booking the oophorectomy and if the results don't come in or you don't want to do it you can cancel that doctor? Thinking that it would be easier to cancel a portion of the surgery vs rush to find one.

Mommy2Six

I hadn't thought about that...I don't know if they would book it not knowing if insurance would cover it, but I suppose there would be no harm in asking!

jenjenl

You would go under the assumption that you would go forward and get all the approvals and dr's lined up. Definitely no harm...you can back out from any surgery. Good luck!

Mommy2Six

Yes, definitely I could back out. I just meant that I don't know if the doctor and hospital would schedule me for that long of a block in the OR without authorization from the insurance company. But I will definitely look into it. Thanks again!

jenjenl

Wanted to check in on you and see if this got resolved? Hope all is well

Mommy2Six

Thanks! I found out last night that BRCA was negative. They are moving on to test other genes now.