Does the anxious feeling ever leave

[Wendywins]

Dawn,
The anxious feeling does leave but the greater awareness of how beautiful the nature that surrounds us , the sweetness of the moments with loved ones, and the delight in the opportunity to experience it all stays with us and is the "gift" that surviving a cancer diagnosis leaves with us.
Its been nearly 8 years since my diagnosis of a "very aggressive cancer" in 2002. After 3 operations, 2 kinds of chemo, radiation and after effects that were painful, I am happy with life. As someone who does not expect any life after death, its jolly good to be alive.

dx 2/02 Her2neu+++, Er-/Pr- (Stage 2); 1pos. lymph node
3/02 lumpectomy; no clean margins
04/02 lumpectomy; no clean margins
Adriamycin/Cytoxin ; 4 infusions
7/02 mastectomy +removal of lymph nodes (levels 1 +2)
Taxol : 4 infusions
several infections requiring rd the clock antibiotic injections..
25 days radiation
Taxol nerve damage to feet..etc.