Dr Wang developed a series of acupuncture techniques focusing prevention of a list of common side effects of traditional chemotherapy:
1) Blood disorders. Your bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside your bones. It makes new blood cells. Chemotherapy affects this process, so you might have side effects from having too few blood cells.
**Not enough RBCs causes a condition called anemia. Symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
**Not enough WBCs causes a condition called leukopenia. This raises your risk of getting infections. Getting one when your WBCs are low can be serious. If you get an infection, you need antibiotics as soon as possible.
**Not having enough platelets causes a condition called thrombocytopenia. You can bleed and bruise more easily than normal.
2) Fatigue. Fatigue is feeling tired or exhausted almost all the time. ...
3) Pain. Chemotherapy sometimes causes pain. ...
4) Mouth and throat sores. ...
5) Diarrhea. ...
6) Nausea and vomiting. ...
7) Constipation. ...
This acupuncture can take 50-90 minutes, depending patient's basic health condition. We usually start with 50 minutes, and raise to 90 minutes after patient getting stronger.
