acupuncture

Has anyone done acupuncture while on treatment? I will ask my Dr about it. But wanted to hear if anyone here has done it.

[stormy456]

Hi Summer - yes, my husband is doing acupuncture 2x/wk.  the day after interferon and 3 days later.  It's absolutely helped him alleviate side effects, certainly not all, but he hasn't had one weekend in bed yet, and we're about to do shot 7 tomorrow night.  Misha Cohen's book, the hep c handbook has the protocol to use while in treatment for acupuncturists.  If you have someone that knows what they're doing, I can' recommend it enough.  Especially helpful with rash sfx.  Our doctor absolutely endorses acupuncture and recommends it to his patients.

[HippyHal]

http://hepfree.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/day-21-two-steps-forward-one-step-back/

This is a nice blog following his treatment.. and acupuncture appears to be a part of his regimen..

[stormy456]

Thanks, Hal.  This is my husband's blog.  Hope it helps!

[HippyHal]

I love it.. sorry he had some trouble the last couple of days..  I really enjoy following his progress (he is about a month ahead of me) and it helps me avoid some land mines!

All the best!

[summer7799]

Where can I buy this book? I've never tried acupuncture, but have heard really good things about it. Especially for pain relief. I need to find someone who can work with me during my treatment. Hope they aren't expensive.

[stormy456]

Summer, there are acupuncture schools and clinics that provide low-cost acupuncture.  This site has some resources http://www.naturalhealers.com.  Hope you find someone wonderful to help you.  You can buy the book on Amazon  Some people here like her work and others don't.  It seems to help us.  

[orphanedhawk]

I've had friends do who swear by it. If it helps, do it.

[slideman]

I did it on tx 10 yrs+ ago, but my ins didnt cover that and it was too expensive to continue.

[rivll]

If you google 'community acupuncture' and put in your city, you should find a low cost acupuncture treatment center.
I went to a practitioner a few years ago on a weekly basis (1x wk) and it was okay, but then I found (at her recommendation) Berkeley acupuncture project in my city and go 3x wk (15.00 per session) The frequency of the Tx helped a lot and I find that it has helped me with the symptoms of cirrhosis as well as the drug TX symptoms that I experienced.

[lapis]

Yes.  Acupuncture on tx, every one or two weeks when I could get there (it was a 45 minute drive, not quite as far as my treating hospital, so I often followed office visits with an acupuncture tx).  It really helped me with the nausea, headache, and muscle and joint pains.