I took Amifostine. It is awful. I was sick everyday for two weeks and I finially said NO MORE. I should have quit sooner. I think 1/2 of the weight I lost was due to Amifostine. I was one sick little girl.
My MO was telling me the other day that acupuncture has shown to help with salava production. I don't know if he told me the numbers or not. It was just a very casual conversation. Told me if I was interested he could hook me up. He shares an office in a nearby town with an acupuntcerist. I'm thinking about giving it a shot.

40 yr old. Stage IV SCC found left tonsil. PET/CT shows cancer on base of tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes on both sides. HPV 16 pos. 6 weeks of cisplatin, 43 days of radiation. 73gy on each side.
ND March 2, 2009
reoccurance dx'd Aug 19, 2009