My sister tried acupuncture a couple of months after completing her radiation and chemo treatments. It didn't help with the dry mouth, but did help her to relax. She has had acupuncture treatments in the past, before the cancer came, and actually didn't suffer from allergies after a year of acupuncture. It was quite amazing, she went to a specialist who treated allergies.

A few months after her radiation and chemo treatments, she started having nausea and ear pain. Spent a month in the hospital, trying to get the nausea under control and decided she wanted to go the acupuncture route since "western medicine" wasn't helping at this point. We didn't realize it but the cancer was back and causing her symptoms. The acupuncturist she had used in the past had relocated to the city I lived in, and since she was staying with me, he made house calls about 3 to 4 times a week. She felt it helped with the pain and to relax...of course it did not cure her, and when she decided to go into hospice care, discontinued the treatments as she wanted to go home to die.

Connie truly believed in the power of acupuncture, as she worked for a dentist who was into holistic treatment and acupuncture was one of the treatments she offered for relaxation and pain control during dental work.

Hope this helps a little, I know it's not every one's cup of tea.

Nancy