New here, just got results yesterday.

If I had erroneously been given a clean bill of health (including being lied to about genetic tests having been administered at all, much less the results) by a doctor who was later stripped of his or her license, and despite that was still alive and well, I would first thank my lucky stars I’m still around; and then I would also jump at the chance to do everything necessary and possible to protect my health. With a confirmed BRCA-2 mutation, strong family history of breast cancer, a previous ovarian cyst necessitating a unilateral salpingectomy/oophorectomy, and being relatively quite young (42), I would follow the advice to remove that other ovary AND get a prophylactic bmx. Because it’s prophylactic rather than therapeutic, your lymph nodes wouldn’t be biopsied, so no threat of lymphedema; and because your remaining ovary would be removed to prevent, not treat cancer, you could also take supplemental estrogen to protect your heart, eyes, joints and bones. (It’s not the same thing as replacing estrogen after a natural menopause, and doesn’t carry the same risks).

IMHO, that it’s “cheaper in the long run” is irrelevant. Eliminating that "sword of Damocles" that would otherwise be hanging over your head every 6 months is paramount. Those of us who’ve had breast cancer can tell you what an emotional roller-coaster it is every time we have to go for follow-up mammograms and exams. If you can avoid having to take that ride over & over, then that’s a bonus beyond value. Mind you, if you didn’t have that mutation and history, then a prophy bmx (absent a diagnosis of cancer in one breast) would be extreme. It’s still major surgery, and you would also need to consider whether or not to get reconstruction. But if it ensures you’d never get breast cancer (when you otherwise would have been at very high risk for the most aggressive forms of it), then the answer should be obvious.

Good luck, quick healing, and a long normal life.

I'm so sorry about your experience with the previous inept doctor. Please take time to think everything through. Luckily you are not in an "emergency" situation and you have time to make some educated choices and get multiple opinions. A mastectomy is nothing like a "boob job" and you will lose feeling so it isn't a decision to be taken lightly. Same goes for throwing yourself into surgical menopause. That being said, I had to have both done (due to breast cancer and an ovarian cancer scare - plus I have a BRCA2 genetic mutation of unknown signifigance) and I am doing just fine. Just wanted to point out that you have some time to think this through and make the best decision for you.