is medical marijuana a good option for me?

Hey, believe me you are not alone. I too suffer from back chronic pain and spine issues. Right now MMJ is not an option for me because I live in a state that has not been passed yet. So no difference whether you cannot afford or cannot get as far as I'm concerned. I haVe insomnia also and the prescriptions I have tried in the past were a waste of time for me and I really hate taking another medication on top of the ones I take. Tramodol doesn't even touch on the pain for me. Does it help you?
Some strains help with the pain and if it is sativa I think it just has a more up mood. I get more relief with the mind feeling good. The indica strains work well for pain and insomnia although I seem to stay awake until I am not high anymore. I was told to go for more couch lock strains for chronic pain. I personally can not be picky right now.lol.....
Edibles are another option I would Love to be able to get.
Sometimes the rates for MMJ card etc. are reduced some for disability patients. Some centers have websites that fully explain each strain. Might help you out? Good luck to you!

 

Can you go to a pain specialist doctor? Believe me I am not saying taking the stronger medication is better to take, but I would not be able to get out of bed without. I would love to go off or go considerably lower in mg. but right now I am stuck. I also am going thru the protocol for a knee replacement right now and insurance has these rules for what you have to try before the surgery. I know pt would be a total waste of time. It is crazy. So next Monday back for more X-rays that I have already had........ Very frustrating I know.

 

Hey I just wanted to let you guys know you're not alone! I just moved from an MJ friendly state ( CA) to Maryland, and I am suffering each and every day. Went to the ER last night and they gave me Dilaudid through an IV... Im going to start up my first grow, but until then I too am suffering. I have hydrocephalus and a VP shunt, seizure disorders, CONSTANT pain. I've gone from being surrounded by medicinal marijuana to this.... Message me if you need any advice. I'm looking for a pain management Dr right now, but obviously would rather be reliant on the herb than opioids every day. you're in my thoughts

 

I have segmental schwannomatosis. Tumors all over my right brachial nerve. After 13+ yrs, I now take 4800mg of neurotin a day. I also take 10/650 percocets 3 times a day and a extra 1/2 at night to stave nerve pain to sleep longer. I took Tramadol for yrs until they were ineffective.

But I recently tried marijuana. After 20 yrs of no use. I got two varieties. The more indica based hybrid was very potent, made you feel a bit anxious. And could make you dwell on pain spots at first. Then the body calm would come on and settle in nicely. And you could sleep well after a couple hrs on comedown. This type was very strong on onset, almost too much. It was Jorge's Diamonds
The second hybrid variety was more heady at first. Very lively, happy, with no anxious feeling. It also settle in with good body stone after a while. Even though it seemed more Sativa, I really enjoyed this better. Made you forget your pain and future and enjoy the good. Very nice. It was Thai Fantasy.

Both were awesome smelling, looking, and tasting. Very well grown.

The Jorges smell would overtake any house. That strong skunky type smell of old I remember.

The Thai smelled more tangy and sweetish, and under control.


The pain relief after the body stone came on was very similar as was the tired feeling on ending. It's the psyoactive affects that differ. This was just a couple hits off a one hitter also. So you really have to experiment. I wish I was in a mmj state and could. You are really locked in to what you can get. Getting tired of pills all the time.

 

I have been on pain management for 9 yrs.

 

It was great to read these few posts thanks so much for your input. It has been dry here in my area and have had nothing. I know as I get older the connections are less so I am going to have to grow a little on my own. I have before with success in the past and that was just for the enjoyment of watching the stages and stuff. Now it is important. Ordered and got the seeds, then found I was going in for a knee replacement so I held up on it, now it seems because of insurance it will be a bit while I go thru the bull they put you thru before the ok. My only worry is I moved my parents in to our house I need to be discreet. Lol...... They know how adamant I am about MMJ being my choice if it ever get here. But growing may bring on issues I do not feel like dealing with. So, I will give them an awesome start and then move them outside. Blend them with my other fauna around the pool. Lol..... I can do a closet grow or sun hut tent, etc. but the smell venting is a problem . So I will see how it goes. I am tired of the opioids and making sure I have my scripts to fill on time, getting sick from not taking them is the worst. More like a night mare.!

When I went to the pain management doctor my urine test tested for weed and she told me she would not give me my script if I ever tested positive again! What a joke! Perhaps they are against MMJ because the may have less patients? My primary was even appalled. He monitors me and does what she did without passing judgement. Oh
Sorry for the long post, thanks again all!

 

In 9yrs on pain management I never had a oiss test done. Plus my Doc here in Ohio wished he could have me try marijuana. He thought I could benefit from it.

 

Thank you for your post. I do a pain management group and if you want they archive good reputable pain man. Docs in all states. Want me to check for you? Also I would love to get some any or all advice from you and I can maybe help you also. I am sorry you had to go to the ER last night. That is aa
Terrible way to spend your night, I know. Yes I would rather have the herb also. Omg moved from Cali to Maryland? That would be the only reason I would want to stay there otherwise the east coast is ok. I am in Pa. Not far from you.

 

Yeah, if you could check that would be awesome! I can't find a pain management Dr. in Bethesda that will accept new patients, and another place I called only does epidurals, which isn't ideal for me.... hope you feel better soon! ::hugs::

 

Yes we'll l was shocked! I think sometimes they are looking for the drug seekers. That was my very first appt. I had way too much documentation for the Dr. To even think I was there for the wrong reasons. I went there for two visits and when I had a bad reaction to the medication no one would call me back after numerous messages on phone and to real people. I got in quick at my primary I told him the medication that did work, should never of been switched, I am very opioid tolerant so as of now, I take 100 mg MS Contin and Percocet for break thru pain. Oh the morphine is every 12 hrs. My primary is all for the marijuana and told me that he would recommend me when and if it happens here. I have a lot of nerve damage and was taking neurotin ,lyrica for fibromyalgia too, but I had every side effect imaginable so I went off them. If it were in all the states we would all be better off!!

 

Yes I will and I will message you in the next day or so. Epidurals have not worked for me. They work for some people but all they do for me is put me in agony for several days from the needle going in. I hope you feel better too! Take care!

 

I am going to check on the Thai fantasy........ I prefer the up feeling. Much more pleasant than the other. I feel like crap from my meds sometimes. I like feeling good and yes it does help with thinking about the future! Take care will look for your posts.

 

I went to my Doc first week of Feb and was told by him he's moving out if state. Now I was told the hospital will have a new doc coming in. But I was scheduled to see another doctor in the Cleveland Clinic group in April to see if he had any ideas.

It's bad when you have to see a new doc and he doesn't know anything about your condition. My genetic doctor has only seen one other like me in 20 yrs. she writes books and lectures on the circuit. If I had insurance I would go to Boston. There is a hospital there where they test on my type of genetic trouble.

So I wait for disability to go through. I worked 26.5 yrs at last job and they treat you like a slacker. Their ignorance of what I have stumps them.

I was lucky on my hookup. I lost all my contacts through the years and was lost. Then a godsend of a person who cared reached out to help me. For that I am indebted.

I've never seen Thai Fantasy listed anywhere for sale in dispensaries I check. I always check the apps for them on the ipad. From Colorado, California, Michigan and wherever. But the seeds are sold online. But you gotta try what they recommend and see what works for you. Even the same types are grown different and show different properties. I hope Ohio gets some sense. If not I might have to make a choice. But with my kids and fiancé it's tough.

 

yeah pain management is pretty much like that on over the United States. due to the small number of people that are abusing the medication, overdosing, Robbing pharmacies, selling their medications and what have not.
I am a retired( disabled to do to a work related injury) Tamp police officer. I was working third shift nights in 2003... routine traffic stop driver had both brake lights/tail lights out. It was around 4 AM in morning I was under the impression that the gentleman just got off of work as he wasn't very clean cut guy I planned on giving him a warning I ask for driver's license and registration that point in time he stated he didn't have it on him so he gave me his name and date of birth I turn around walk down to my vehicle to run the information pull up a driver's license and registration an issue him a verbal warning.... well that was the plan.
I get right past the I hear glass shatter and then a few pops and then I fell a burning in my lower back, the guy speeds off I pursue him he gets caught after about 15 minutes chase and that time I noticed I have been shot =-O

I have been in pain management since 2004 after my neurologist & orthopedic surgeon told me that I (2) .22 caliber bullets setting on my spinal cord in the L4,L5,S1 areas and if I chose to have them removed.
I have been on just about every type of narcotic pain medication they make. I am to the point where opiates no longer relieve my pain... if my pain is a level 7 or 8 the pain medication may reduce it to a 6 if I'm lucky.
I wear a back brace 24/7 the only relief get is to lay on my side and take an obscene amount of prescription narcotics because my tolerance is so high.

well a good friend of mine who world in the narcotics division, made a comment about hey man you should smoke some of that killer hydro we seized from that 2 story grow house, that was about a year ago lol. well an acquaintance introduced me to White Widow which he called medicine I concur with that.... I finally slept for longer than 4 hours without waking up in excruciating pain or having to take 2 to 3 xanax bars to go to sleep.

I still take my pain medication, I am NOT mentally addicted to it. but I am physically dependent on it and that makes me feel like shit.

I really wish Florida would legalize it ... opiates and other narcotics have a ruined my body my brain I am NOT the same person I was 10 years ago.

If the doctors only had another medicine to turn to I get about ¹/8th a week for 50 bux you really helps tremendously.

My acquaintance that I get it from explain to me how easy it would be to grow my own and that is what I am doing.
I hope I haven't boarded u guys with my long story but maybe someone will understand where I'm coming from.

hope you all have a happy day happy night God bless!

 

Yes I hate going to new docs. I have white coat anxiety or whatever it's called, and my blood pressure goes sky high, my face and neck gets all splotchy and then I feel the heat in my body and start to sweat. I look worse when I get there ,lol.
I too have worked for years and can not work now. As far as my meds go, I feel like I am being scrutinized all the time. On Monday at the surgeons office my husband asked him if there was anything I could do in the meantime for the knee/leg pain and as he walked out the door he said "we'll she's already taking 100 mgs of morphine so no". My husband mean't like an anti inflammatory or something on those lines. I hate taking what I take now, no I don't want type of medication. Just because you take an opioid med does not cure everything. I just get so frustrated. I am planning on relocating to Arizona or somewhere close by there. Just have to wait for four more years til my youngest graduates.
Wow, maybe there's still hope I may come in contact with someone new. Lol.... I hope your disability goes thru soon for you. Then you can have insurance and more options. I have never heard of your illness. I know you wish you were not a minority with it being rare. I am goin to check Barney's to see if they have those seeds now.

 

I take meloxicam for inflammation and have been trying omega 3 tablets. My tumors are in my right arm, shoulder, neck and side of chest. I am trying a compression sleeve on my arm to keep fluids moving. Seems to sooth me. Helps with skin sensitivity. I am at a point lately where I try stuff on my own. I research alot online.

I see the seeds here. http://www.cannabis-seeds.co.uk/kannabia/thai-fantasy.html


God bless.

 

Yes I absolutely know where you are coming from. I have to ask if the guy was ever caught? Did you have the bullets removed?
What a wonderful world we live in. I too lay on one side and mostly sleep on the couch. I figure 11/2 hours at a time in bed and 4 hours on the couch. So I pick the couch. LoL.... I feel bad though sometimes not sleeping in bed, but my husband says to sleep wherever I can sleep. I too have been on just about every pain med there is. The tolerance came quick . Of course the physical dependence is always on my mind. I hate to have to take meds everyday or else the agony sets in quick. I have in the past a couple of times ran out before it was due and oh that was dreadful. Omg I have never felt that sick in my life and of course the pain was off the charts. Needless to say all these years of taking them I will not do that again! I am not the same person either and have isolated myself from friends a nd some family I just do not even want to go out most of the time. I was never like that. Very active and very social. Short term memory is shot and tired all the time, yet trouble sleeping. I have a few white widow seeds I am going to grow. Germinating them tomorrow as a matter a act. An eighth would do me fine and the price is not bad Either. Is this your first grow? Good luck with it. We can compare when I get it going. Nope you didn't bore, I enjoyed your post.
Good nite and god bless also............

 

yes absolutely is this the first time grow for me, I mysterious got a hold of some feminized White Widow seeds. Only germing 1 at a time honestly this is strictly for personal medicinal use. even though I am a certified law enforcement... retired.
I have always been very liberal about marijuana... I have seen more tragedy due to alcohol then any and all drugs combined!

To answer your question, yes the young man 20 years old was caught after a short 15 minute car chase.
the reason he ran he had an open container a misdemeanor in Florida he would have just received a citation if I would have found it.... what can I stated I had no intentions of searching his car.I actually was going to give him a verbal warning about the tailights. He received life in prison.... and first I wanted to see him serve it since then i have testified on his behalf during a appeal and asked he receive a lesser sentence. It was 1 second of his life, 20yrs old....just a young stupid kid. He is scheduled to be released in 2017... a lot of people and ask why I did what I did. I just needed closure.
So, yeah the white widow helps with my lumbar & sciatica pain quite a bit it will never be totally gone but I am happy to take the edge off.

Anyone else know of any good strains for pain that are not sedative?