Nutritional drinks

17 years 2 months ago #3322 by Mike
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Clara,

I'm sorry it has taken me almost 3 weeks to reply to you.

You asked about acupuncture. I've seen it work for my wife during and well beyond chemo, and for my Dad who never underwent chemo.

I was speaking to the nurse in a chemo unit recently and she said she has had a number of patients who have benefited from acupuncture.

The first key is finding a good acupuncturist If you happen to live near Boston, then I would highly recommend my wife's acupuncturist, Stas Gavronsky at tel#(617) 630-8508 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

If you don't live near Boston, then my suggestion is to ask friends and doctors (some MD's recognize the benefits of acupuncture and others ignore it) for recommendations. You're looking for an acupuncturist that has done remarkable things for patients.  We were referred to Stas by my dentist whose wife was seeing him during a multi-year battle with breast cancer and through multiple chemo treatments. My dentist said "we wouldn't have survived (the chemo treatments) without Stas".

While waiting during my wife's appointments at Stas' office, I've met people who had a variety of medical conditions that were successfully addressed by Stas. The benefits of acupunture aren't limited to just helping with nausea or pain. I am not (nor does Stas) that someone should replace "Western" medicine entirely with acupuncture, but I have seen it be effective where traditional medicine wasn't.

Please let me know if I can be of any help.

Harry

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17 years 2 months ago #3053 by bigsis
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You're welcome, Harry.  Wish I could offer more.

I'm very interested in the acupuncture treatment you described for your dad and wife.  Is this treatment specifically while the patient is on chemo?  How did you find the acupuncturist?  I'm happy for your dad that he got immediate relief. What a joy for him!

Clara

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17 years 2 months ago #3052 by Mike
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Bigsis (and Bob), thank you for taking the time to respond. We'll check out the healthfood stores. BTW, today my Dad had his second acupuncture treatment. And, like the first one, he felt better afterwards. Even though, I saw my wife benefit from acupuncture as she underwent chemo for breast cancer, I'm still surprised that it shows almost immediate benefits.
Harry

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17 years 2 months ago #3041 by bigsis
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Just a suggestion: It might be helpful to compare Prosure with nutritional drinks/powders available at your local healthfood store(s). Generally, there are no food colorings and/or other unnecessary chems in healthfood products. Taking this route has helped me with diabetes; perhaps it will have some benefit for cancer patients. I hope your dad improves, Harrys!

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17 years 2 months ago #3036 by Bob_P
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Harrys,
Don't know anyone on Prosure but maybe you can get some info on their website:

WWW.PROSURE.COM

Hope this helps,

Bob P

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17 years 2 months ago #3035 by Mike
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My Dad has lost significant weight as result of not eating/drinking enough over the past few weeks. We have him on Ensure Plus, which has 350 calories per 8oz drink. I just noticed another drink, called Prosure, which is produced by the same company. They indicate it is specifically for cancer patients who are trying to regain weight and nutrition for energy. Have any of you had any experience with Prosure? thanks.

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