I’m sure I’ve seen somewhere on the site the answer to this: but can anyone please advise roughly how many sessions it takes for acupuncture to make any significant difference to saliva? I’ve now had 8 sessions. Difficult to assess the magnitude of the improvement. It has got a bit better, but I’m not sure exactly what I should be expecting. It’s quite an expensive hobby!
Liz
I think all our reactions are different. I notice an improvement with half an hour of finishing my first session. It was temporary though but each further session extended that.
How often are your sessions scheduled?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Hi Dani
Yes, I rather thought there would be no ‘norm’. I have been having two sessions a week and feel like a poor imitation of a pin cushion.
One bonus I wasn’t expecting is that the horrendous night cramps I was getting in my feet (pre dated radiotherapy) seem now to have disappeared. Even if it doesn’t sort the saliva it will have been worth it.
Liz
Even if it doesn’t sort the saliva it will have been worth it.
Silver linings. ️
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Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Hi I had one a week for around 4 mjnths I too noticed a difference early in the process .Found it relaxing as well
Hazel x
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