 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Congrats on the great news!!!!
What you are experiencing is completely normal. You arent alone with your feelings, the "what if I have a recurrence" plagues all of us. Its only natural to be afraid of going thru this again down the road after what you have already gone thru.
Try your best to limit your "what if" thinking to maybe 5 minutes at a time and then "change the channel" and force yourself to concentrate on more positive thinking. This isnt easy but with practice you can do it.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
