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#53620 09-04-2004 04:48 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 20 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 20 | Has anyone tried acupuncture for post-radiation pain and or saliva issues? | | | 
#53621 09-04-2004 11:13 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | This subject has been up before - use the "search" feature and type in "acupuncture" in search words and select "search all open forums".
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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#53622 09-05-2004 03:48 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 | Kirstin -
See todays post in medications and procedures forum.
Sabrina | | |
#53623 09-05-2004 02:33 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 | kristin,
my mom has been getting accupuncture for about six or seven weeks now and it seems to be helping. In fact, it's the only thing that has helped thus far and she's just coming up on her one year post treatment anniversary. Email me if I can answer any questions for you. Best wishes,
Didier
Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.
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#53624 10-17-2004 12:04 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 | The cost of acupuncture was getting too much for us to handle weekly. I decided to go down to bi-weekly visits. This past week was the first one I skipped and WOW did I feel a difference. I'm returning to weekly, sad for my bank account, but I don't know what else to do!
Sabrina | | |
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