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Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: How are you coping?
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Thanks so much for this information!! I can’t get edibles where I live but I can get tinctures of a CBD and THC combo. I hope you can help your oncologist write a paper about CBD and THC benefits for cancer patients!! I will look at the info on the NIH site. I had breast cancer in 2012 and had a partial mastectomy. But after testing positive for BRCA2 I had a bilateral in 2016 to prevent a recurrence. I’ve had many complications including post mastectomy pain syndrome. I still have my ovaries and because I took Tamoxifen, my uterus is pre cancerous. So the recommendation is for a full hysterectomy. I’m dreading more surgery after the 7 I’ve had in the past two years but I also don’t want cancer again. At my appt wiith my gyn oncologist next week I’m going to ask about CBD/THC for pain and prevention. I’m so sorry about you and your husband suffering so with this awful disease. I’ll pray for you both.
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All Marijuana is legal where we live in Colorado and it's been so good for so many. I hope they will start legalizing at least the medical everywhere soon. I think the tinctures should work. From what I know (not that much really, still studying this), the CBD is the part that works well for pain and inflammation (the THC is the psychoactive part and the part that is often outlawed). Together (both CBD and THC) are what they feel works best for cancer prevention but CBD alone also has benefits. I am so sorry to hear about your uterus (sigh). Those hormones are so pesky. I don't blame you for getting tired of surgery. It makes us all so tired. But, removing all you can to keep the cancer at bay is such a strong motivator. I hope I won't have to do the hysterectomy at any point but.......I often imagine to make myself feel better that it's just like getting to be a young girl again without all the trials and tribulations of hormones and all that go with it. You get to be a 7 year old girl again, ha ha........Hugs and keep me posted if you have time and energy. We'll include your success in the paper our doctor will be writing!!