Welcome to Connect, @jerseyjim13. I think most everyone worries about developing the big “C” at some point in time, me included. CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, statistically remains one of the more treatable forms of cancer. As you’ve already found, many people who develop CLL don’t require treatment for several years and when/if they do, treatments have a high rate of success.

Very well health.com
https://www.verywellhealth.com/cll-prognosis-5211991
Hopefully you’ve read through some of the positive comments in this current discussion you’re following. More conversations can be found by typing in CLL in the top search bar. I’d posted this comment a couple days ago to newly diagnosed CLL member @hikerny. It’s filled with other links for information and discussion topic.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1277732/
As for worrying about the future?! Whether we have cancer or not, none of us can know what our future holds. So make the best of every day that you’re on the planet and try not to dwell on ‘what if’ thoughts.

One of my favorite quotes (unknown author):
Fear does not stop death. It stops life.
And worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles.
It takes away today’s peace.

So try to focus on enjoying your life and living each day to the fullest. ☺️
How frequently will you be having lab work?