Immunotherapy and anxiety

Everyone goes through thier own journey during the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.   Anxiety has been one of the side effects of my journey that has been persistent.   It has kept me up many of nights and continues to keep me up.  There is help out there through the treatment facilities, encourage him to speak with someone.  Mental health is very important during the recovery phase.  You can also seek help as the caretaker, I wouldn't have survived if it wasn't for my wife. Best of luck, stay strong!

Hi Cardmaker. Luckily I have escaped with only mild anxious moments but panic attacks are something else. Macmillan offer six free counselling sessions with BUPA if you think that might help. There is more info here https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/get-help/emotional-help/bupa-counselling-and-emotional-well-being-support

Best wishes 

Thanks Dani my husband will talk about it but is trying to rationalise everything which then becomes a vicious circle of anxiety and panic I do try to break the cycle when I can without seeming to appear that I'm not taking his feelings seriously, luckily his sense of humour still there so that helps. He's a very private person so unfortunately sessions are a no go at the moment

I know it’s hard to open up.

At the beginning I had a meeting with some Macmillan nurses who did a sort of question and answer session and I got really upset at how unfair it all felt and burst into tears. It wasn’t till I got home with a questionnaire to fill in that I realised I had just had a counselling session.

I was mortified and refused any more. I felt thoroughly ashamed that I had let a stranger into my soul. 
If I had stopped to think rather than be emotionally swept away I might have let them help. 

You can keep it in mind. There might come a time when he might think about it and plenty if people here have found it helpful