Thank you, Christine and Ann-Marie.

Reading your posts to Roger also helped me.

I agree that it must take time, patience with yourself, and practice to stop worrying so much and think positively. For me, some days/moments/hours are better than others.

At least for me at this point, I usually wake up with thoughts other than cancer. It used to be that cancer was the first thing on my mind...not a good way to start your day.

I am coming up on my first anniversary of diagnosis and surgery. I know that anniversaries of traumatic events can be hard, especially in the first few years. So, again, I thank you for these posts and sharing your knowledge, experience and hope!

Roger, I completely understand your line of thinking. I am a healthcare provider as well and we can be especially "bad" patients. Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies! I hope you get to the point where you have more moments of peace of mind, rather than anxiety and worry. I hope that for all of us.

Wish all of you the best,
Kerri