Acupuncture

My mom had acupuncture in connection with her cancer treatment, and it seemed to help her. In my own case, persistent exercise helped me recover from the various treatment after-effects. I also took care to eat well, lots of fibre, fish, nuts and veggies. For the brain fog, I played games: Sudoku and Candy Crush mostly. It may sound silly, but it is good brain gymnastics and not too taxing at the same time. Finally I strove and strive to do things I enjoy. I find it helpful. If I am going to do something I really want to do, I am more motivated to overlook the achy feet or whatever might be bothering me.

I did acupuncture during chemo for neuropathy as I developed it quickly and it was worsening through treatment. The acupuncture absolutely helped as the neuropathy started improving even while I was still having chemo treatments. It helped several of my other side effects as well. My insurance paid for it also. It is definitely worth trying!

Gypsy, it can be a slog and it does take time. The trick is to keep plugging at it. I think it took a full year before I felt half-way normal again, but it WILL happen. Also, there may be lingering effects that you can't get rid of. I still have some numbness in a couple of fingertips. I still have to remember to stretch my arms. But our bodies always change. On the plus side, the fact that I have been much more consistent about exercise means that my otherwise terrible back is giving me almost no trouble. In other words, try not to focus on getting back to exactly how you was before and focus instead on moving forward.