My sister got abnormal paps every time she went to the ob/gyn and never has gotten cancer. It is not time to panic. Your doctor is obviously (to me) being thorough. Sounds like you have a winner there. Keep your oars in the water baby, its not time to abandon ship. Row honey, row. Keep me posted!
- cathyl
- Rochester, NY
- Member Since Aug 2012
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- Patient: Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcinoma
- Patient Info: Newly diagnosed (has not begun treatment), Diagnosed: almost 10 years ago, Female, Age: 51, Stage IIA, HER2 Positive: No, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Yes
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cathyl asked a questionBreast Cancer
Atypical Pap smear after chemo and rads
almost 9 years ago10 answers-
DrShani
As you can see from the prior comments, atypical cells are not unusual following cancer treatment. A likely factor in this is immune system impairment from the stresses of diagnosis and treatment. Everything may well resolve in time, but the atypical cells may be your body's hint to you that it would love some immune system support. A functional medicine physician or naturopathic physician can help you restore your immune system - feel free to contact me privately if you'd like a referral to one in your area.
Many blessings,
Dr. Shani Fox
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cathyl shared an experience
Oh No (Diagnosed): Just diagnosed and seeing surgeon/oncologist/plastic surgeion for the first time. Trying to wrap my head around what is in store for mein the next year. Also trying to figure out my work sick-leave policy and how to tell my boss, etc.
almost 10 years ago1 Comment-
KarenG_WN
Hi Cathyl, welcome to WhatNext. I just saw your post and wanted to share a link to a discussion we had a while back about "how did you tell your boss you have cancer." I thought you might get some ideas: https://www.whatnext.com/questions/how-did-you-tell-your-boss-you-have-cancer-knowing-what-you-know-now-would-you-do-anything-differently
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
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