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5-6 years since diagnosis
Interview OV02  

Interview OV02

Age at Interview: 64
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 59
Background: University lecturer; widowed, 4 adult children.
Brief outline:Ovarian cancer diagnosed in 1997 following abdominal bloating, altered bowel habits, weight loss and vaginal bleeding. Treated by surgical removal of ovaries and womb followed by chemotherapy.


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Was impressed with the acupuncture she had to counter the unwanted effects of chemotherapy.

 



The other thing that made me feel really strong was I used to have acupuncture from an acupuncturist who was very clear that what he was trying to do was strengthen my own immune system to cope with the treatments. And I used to have a go of acupuncture about three days or two days before my treatment and another one 10 days after my treatment. 

So for those 6 months I was having acupuncture, and he was very, very remarkable because he used to pick up things which I never told him about. For example, one day I was starting a chest infection and he said 'I can feel things are not too good in your lung field so I'm going to work on that today'. And I'd always been very traditional medicine oriented and not much into alternative, but as a complementary therapy to what I was going through, I was seriously converted to this support while I was having my chemotherapy.
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