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Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (8)
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Thank you very much for your update Scott. Far from too long, or boring, it is very informative. First, I admire very much your strength and courage. And that if your wife as well.
Any time someone like you posts these experiences it helps those of Ilya following in your footsteps to be forewarned and forearmed as to what we may experience as well. So sorry you kept getting so much thrown at you but you truly are a testament to courage, and I thank you for that. Your message is very clear.
Can you tell me, did you recover your sense of taste and how long did that take?
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I did get my sense of taste back. I would say it was at about 50% one year post treatment and is now at about 90%.
I don’t know if it is luck or if I can attribute it to my acupuncture treatments. It was my care team at the cancer hospital that recommended such. Apparently, some head & neck patients have had good success with these methods. I am one of those. Acupuncture (Chinese Methods) have helped me with many of my radiation and chemotherapy side effects. Along with Acupuncture (in which I previously thought was quackery) but am now a believer included electric needling, cupping, ear seeds, heat therapy along with several other methods.
If anyone feels that this is something they would consider trying. I definitely highly recommend that they do their research. The person I go to has extensive training including in China and receiving her doctorate in Victoria with over 20 years experience. There are numerous people/places that offer this type of therapy with minimal training, education and experience.