I noticed in an article in the SPOHNC newsletter that a guy used acupuncture to improve his lack of salivation that resulted from radiation treatment. Then last night a man in my men's support group said that he read the same article and had been going to an acupuncturist to improve his salivation, and, apparently, it was working.
So friends, it sounds like acupuncture might really be worth looking into for some of our post-treatment ailments. If this mucus ever goes away, and I ever start eating and feeling normal again...but have other symptoms, like the dryness, I am heading to the chinese acupuncturist.

Danny G.


Stage IV Base of Tongue SCC
Diagnosed July 1, 2002, chemo and radiation treatments completed beginning of Sept/02.