These thoughts can lead to restlessness, lost productivity, and possibly physical illness due to fear anxiety or thoughts of additional treatment. Lymphoma is highly treatable in many forms and new, innovative treatments in recent months extend remissions. Your medical team should have the answers on the possibility of recurrence. If they do not, you are entitled to a second opinion. Once you have the medical facts, it comes down to organizing ones own coping strategy.
Many people find their own ways to cope.
Just as it is important to have a caregiver system when receiving treatment, it is important to have a support system into remission. Just as no one doubted your diagnosis no one should doubt your feelings of cancer returning. This page is a work in progress - if you have more complete information, references, or other information please contact the author . The author is not in the medical field and does not warrant the correctness of the material on this page or the sites linked - please take online information and consult with your own medical team to make informed decisions.