It's making me worse!' And she had me stop it, thinking it was probably just the wrong amount of estrogen. 'I said, 'this can't be the right treatment. Most people wouldn't challenge a doctor who's telling you, you are essentially well, let alone seven doctors! But I knew I felt something strange.'ĭoctor number eight knew Drescher had had these symptoms for two years and had seen seven other doctors, but agreed with the other doctors that she didn't fit the profile so didn't want to test her for cancer.Īt this point, Drescher was on her fourth round of HRT and began bleeding round-the-clock, so she phoned her latest doctor (number eight). I was feeling scared and frustrated, in need of taking charge of my own destiny,' she explained. 'I was feeling worse, and nobody was helping me. Each one did not agree with me.'Īs time kept passing and Drescher wasn't feeling better, she knew she had to continue to I kept slipping through the cracks every step of the way and was given hormone replacement therapy four different times. Too young and too thin to be the usual patient with uterine cancer. 'Everybody thought I was perimenopausal because I was actually

'I had typical uterine cancer symptoms, which primarily are staining between periods and cramping after sex,' Drescher said.ĭrescher as 'The Nanny' Photo by Chris Haston/NBC It took Drescher two years and eight doctors to get an accurate diagnosis. Personal care items, cleaning and gardening products.' 'Cancer opened my eyes and put me on a path that I never could have imagined. 'Thank God, I am about to celebrate 20 years of wellness,' Drescher told HealthyWomen in an exclusive interview. The much-loved actress is especially grateful for her good health, having been diagnosed with Between adapting her popular 1990s sitcom, ' The Nanny' for Broadway and running the nonprofit organization Cancer Schmancer, the veteran comedian has her hands full. At 62, Fran Drescher is as vibrant and energetic as ever.

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