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Old 09-25-2016, 08:37 PM   #1
Teal55
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Paps after chemo & herceptin: When?

Hi Ladies,

Does anyone know when we are suppose to get our paps once we
completed our treatments? Does anyone know how long after treatment?
Can our treatment result in a false positive or negative?

Please share your knowledge and experience. Thank you!
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Old 09-26-2016, 08:12 AM   #2
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Re: Paps after chemo & herceptin: When?

My OBGYN kept my normal schedule of once a year.
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Old 09-26-2016, 11:23 AM   #3
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Thank you for responding! Wishing you all the best!
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Old 09-26-2016, 11:36 AM   #4
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Re: Paps after chemo & herceptin: When?

I get one every three years and have done since my treatment ended.
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Old 09-26-2016, 01:28 PM   #5
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Re: Paps after chemo & herceptin: When?

I got my first pap after chemo/herceptin about 6 months after treatment ended because I had missed the one the year before due to treatment. My oncologist told me I should have waited a full year - because I did have an "abnormal " result which was fine a year later.

I am on a once a year schedule now although Medicare only pays for a pap/gyn visit every 2 years.
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June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010)
Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70%
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Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB
Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks.
March 14, 2013: Finished chemo
April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x
May 22, 2013: Finished rads
June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs.
July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life
October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery
October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin
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