I was very anxious and worried about recurrence. I remember when my surgeon passed me on to a Nurse Practitioner at Breast Cancer Survivorship at KU. I cried! My surgeon was my security blanket! I wasn't sure the next person would understand me or my situation. Would she be as knowledgeable as my surgeon? Well, my NP is AMAZING, and I pray she doesn't retire soon.
Anxiety struck again when my NP told me I would only receive scans every other year. WHAT?!?!? That is too long a time to wait between scans! We discussed it, and I told her I'd pay out of pocket to have an annual scan. She didn't fight me on it and honored my request; we bill insurance each year.
Anxiety creeps up annually when I drive about 30 minutes to KU for my scan and wait for the results. It's been 11 years since I was diagnosed, and I know it's normal to feel anxiety. I take some deep breaths and, so far, have been very fortunate.
