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Acupuncture Does it help Chemo-brain?

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Topic: Acupuncture Does it help Chemo-brain?

Posted By: scared
Subject: Acupuncture Does it help Chemo-brain?
Date Posted: Nov 14 2009 at 2:33am

My wife is thinking about going to acupuncture for chemo-brain. Have you had any experience with it and how was it?

Any good ones around Seattle?

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Wife diagnosed 7/08 stage 2B 4.78cm with 3 nodes. 15 weeks of Adriamycin and Cytoxin, Mastectomy, 12 weeks of Taxol, and 6.5 weeks of radiation.

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Posted By: kirby
Date Posted: Nov 15 2009 at 10:28pm

I did accupuncture during tx and found it tremendously helped my energy level. Accupncture also helped afterwards with my frozen shoulder. As far as the chemo brain, I am not sure accupuncture changed a thing. Other than the afore mentioned items, I didn't find accuncture to help at all. I love the principle's of accuncture but the reality is I don't think it works for all under each circumstance. It is certainly worth a shot.

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kirby

dx Feb. 2001. Age 44
Lumpectomy

2cm. no nodes stage 1 grade 3

4 rnds AC, 35 rads