06-19-2017, 06:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-19-2017, 06:51 PM by Dancing Wolf.)
Recently I went to legitimate medical on-lline service site where you can speak with various doctors and "ask" questions for small fee (which grows larger with each additional question asked, but I only asked one question so reasonable $35) via email or phone for answers. I checked and it has a good rating by people who used it.
After entering all necessary info - background, allergies, medical history of any medical problems, my injury/treatment, and current symptoms from each stage up to end stage ones that I experience now - I summarized natural methods I'm using now (heat/cold, aspirin, meditation, music, prayer, desensitization, etc).
Specific, detailed summary of past 13 yrs since injury and complication/progression of RSD/CRPS up to current situation. What other specialists told me ("No Hope, You'll get worse and there's No Cure or even way to slow progression/spreading...) How I weaned myself off most meds due to negative side effects and ineffective also.
I don't want a spinal cord stimulator (made pain worse)
nor large amts of meds which didn't help much after while AND already have caused me permanent damage (Neurontin - gabapentin - given too long and/or large doses Was wonderful for pain at first, Better than narcotics for nerve pain - but it has done permanent "stroke-like" damage to my brain regarding speech & memory BEWARE!)
Anyway, a "Board Certified Neurologist" with name and picture etc. was assigned to answer my question:
"Doctors say no cure, no way to control or slow down progression/spreading of disease - I don't want SCS or lot of meds with bad side effects... What else can I do to deal with the horrible symptoms I'm having in addition to things I'm using now?"
This board-certified neurologist replied - medical marijuana and listed 5 symptoms I have that mmj would help or "lessen"
(w/o dangerous side effects of meds docs push on us!)
I replied "unfortunately I live in a state where mmj isn't legal yet"
Neurologist replied - "then use it illegally or move to a state where it's legal"
I already knew mmj helps those symptoms, I've tried it. Never expected a Board Certified Neurologist to tell me to take "illegal drugs"
Isn't that kinda wild? I saved link, took screen shot of our conversation.
Our govt needs to put healthcare back in trained doctors' hands, stop interfering with treatments, and Especially - make access to mmj available to All citizens when taking away other pain medications. Give a break here. MJ is NOT a CI - it has medical uses!
Marijuana was still listed as a medicine in the 1940's US Pharmacopoeia as medical intervention for multiple problems, such as migraines,
If you know its history, bureaucrat named Anslinger in D.C. was losing his job when Alcohol prohibition ended, and mj was sort of a "trade-off" against making alcohol legal again. His friends helped him keep a job (and oppress certain race in US that mostly used mj at that time - as so many of our drug laws have just happened to do - open door to attack specific group of people)
Anway, I Just found the Doctor's advice surprising, that he would openly tell me to use it anyway illegally (or move) and thought I'd share it with members here. I'm guessing he comes from a state where mmj is legal so this isn't a rare suggestion he makes for how to deal with certain medical issues where he lives.
It was nice to have a doctor confirm what I experienced in past and agree mmj would be helpful to me;
A Doctor who wasn't slave or afraid of feds and gave honest helpful suggestion as a trained professional that this is what he'd prescribe to me if I was his patient, what someone should prescribe for me.
My state makes lot of $ on illegal mj from growers to elected officials and police. Very corrupt state. It will probably be last state to pass any laws legalizing mmj even just for medical use. Not like the politicians really care about ordinary people anyway, except on voting day.
After entering all necessary info - background, allergies, medical history of any medical problems, my injury/treatment, and current symptoms from each stage up to end stage ones that I experience now - I summarized natural methods I'm using now (heat/cold, aspirin, meditation, music, prayer, desensitization, etc).
Specific, detailed summary of past 13 yrs since injury and complication/progression of RSD/CRPS up to current situation. What other specialists told me ("No Hope, You'll get worse and there's No Cure or even way to slow progression/spreading...) How I weaned myself off most meds due to negative side effects and ineffective also.
I don't want a spinal cord stimulator (made pain worse)
nor large amts of meds which didn't help much after while AND already have caused me permanent damage (Neurontin - gabapentin - given too long and/or large doses Was wonderful for pain at first, Better than narcotics for nerve pain - but it has done permanent "stroke-like" damage to my brain regarding speech & memory BEWARE!)
Anyway, a "Board Certified Neurologist" with name and picture etc. was assigned to answer my question:
"Doctors say no cure, no way to control or slow down progression/spreading of disease - I don't want SCS or lot of meds with bad side effects... What else can I do to deal with the horrible symptoms I'm having in addition to things I'm using now?"
This board-certified neurologist replied - medical marijuana and listed 5 symptoms I have that mmj would help or "lessen"
(w/o dangerous side effects of meds docs push on us!)
I replied "unfortunately I live in a state where mmj isn't legal yet"
Neurologist replied - "then use it illegally or move to a state where it's legal"
I already knew mmj helps those symptoms, I've tried it. Never expected a Board Certified Neurologist to tell me to take "illegal drugs"
Isn't that kinda wild? I saved link, took screen shot of our conversation.
Our govt needs to put healthcare back in trained doctors' hands, stop interfering with treatments, and Especially - make access to mmj available to All citizens when taking away other pain medications. Give a break here. MJ is NOT a CI - it has medical uses!
Marijuana was still listed as a medicine in the 1940's US Pharmacopoeia as medical intervention for multiple problems, such as migraines,
If you know its history, bureaucrat named Anslinger in D.C. was losing his job when Alcohol prohibition ended, and mj was sort of a "trade-off" against making alcohol legal again. His friends helped him keep a job (and oppress certain race in US that mostly used mj at that time - as so many of our drug laws have just happened to do - open door to attack specific group of people)
Anway, I Just found the Doctor's advice surprising, that he would openly tell me to use it anyway illegally (or move) and thought I'd share it with members here. I'm guessing he comes from a state where mmj is legal so this isn't a rare suggestion he makes for how to deal with certain medical issues where he lives.
It was nice to have a doctor confirm what I experienced in past and agree mmj would be helpful to me;
A Doctor who wasn't slave or afraid of feds and gave honest helpful suggestion as a trained professional that this is what he'd prescribe to me if I was his patient, what someone should prescribe for me.
My state makes lot of $ on illegal mj from growers to elected officials and police. Very corrupt state. It will probably be last state to pass any laws legalizing mmj even just for medical use. Not like the politicians really care about ordinary people anyway, except on voting day.
"Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks." --Davy Crockett