Give yourself permission to sleep, even taking a couple naps during the day if you need to. In his book, Anatomy of an Illness, Norman Cousins tells of his recovery from a life-threatening illness using Marx Brothers movies to make him laugh every day. Whatever makes you laugh, make a point of having good, hearty belly laughs several times a day. When you're laughing, you can't be anxious or scared. It really helps to begin and end each day with laughter.
Laughter really is great medicine.
There are many good resources available for keeping informed on the latest developments. Many people get their information from the gay and lesbian press. These periodicals are available internationally by subscription. Sometimes people feel that they have to choose between their physicians, trained in Western medicine, and alternative approaches such as acupuncture, laughter therapy, or nutritional therapies. But a good doctor will understand that you, as the patient, can do a great deal to create the conditions in your body to allow the physician's treatments to work better.