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Acupuncture during radiation, has anyone tried?
Although i would love to be taking herbs and supplements to support me during rads - which begins soon - I understand it is frowned upon because of any possibility that it may protect the very cells t...
Hey @shaz68
I didn't take anything or do anything special during rads apart from moisturise, moisturise, moisturise. Fortunately I found rads pretty easy and missed most of, well all of thie side effects apart from a bit burnt right at the end. Besides trying to jam anything else in the day with rads, work etc...well too hard.
I did however try acupuncture for the side effects of hormone therapy. The chronic back and hip pain, hot flushes and insomnia. To be perfectly honest it was the biggest waste of time and $600 ever. It was relaxing though but thats about it.
I didn't take anything or do anything special during rads apart from moisturise, moisturise, moisturise. Fortunately I found rads pretty easy and missed most of, well all of thie side effects apart from a bit burnt right at the end. Besides trying to jam anything else in the day with rads, work etc...well too hard.
I did however try acupuncture for the side effects of hormone therapy. The chronic back and hip pain, hot flushes and insomnia. To be perfectly honest it was the biggest waste of time and $600 ever. It was relaxing though but thats about it.