Thank you for that. It helps knowing I am not imagining what I feel

I'm going to look into that. Thank you

Anxiety is a normal part of having cancer or any serious disease, especially when you are just diagnosed. I'm very sorry to hear about your father, it's hard to lose a loved one at any time, let alone when you are dealing with a new and scary medical condition of your own.

For me personally I found my anxiety levels started to go down some after I got through my initial surgery and had an idea of what to expect next during my first bout with cancer. At first my doctor put me on anti-depressants, which helped for a couple of months and then stopped working, so I quit taking them. I wasn't truly a "depression" patient though. Sure, I was depressed because I just got diagnosed with cancer, and that is a normal response for anyone, but I didn't have long term clinical depression. I was also given a prescription for Xanax. The Xanax is what helped the most, medically, for me and my anxiety. Another thing that helped me a lot was learning about my different cancers and various treatment options and being on support sites like this one and learning from others with first hand experience of what it's like and what to expect as you go through your cancer journey. Knowledge is power. All of us here on this site "get" what it's like from first hand experience, unlike most doctors and medical personnel who only have book knowledge and experience from watching what we go through which is totally different then actually living through it all physically/mentally.

As time goes on your anxiety will probably come and go in it's severity depending on what you are going through medically and in your life in general. Lots of cancer patients will get what we call "scanxiety" when we are due for various medical tests like PET scans, mammograms, etc. It's normal for anxiety to increase before you start new treatments like chemo, radiation, drugs to prevent cancer returning like aromatase inhibitors (AIs), etc. I've dealt with 6 bouts of cancer now and personally the first time I had breast cancer and endometrial cancer my anxiety was higher in large part to the fear from the unknown. When those cancers have returned then my anxiety ramped up some, but it was easier for me to cope with because I had been through it all before and had a good idea of what to expect. Wishing you all the best ❤️

Latisha have you tried over-the Counter Estroven? It helped me with the anxiety, it would be worth a try. Also, if that’s not enough for you, I’m sure that you’re Oncologist could provide you with some antidepressants or something similar to help with anxiety.