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Hi 19lin. I'm to the point that I can't take this much pain. Surgery or<br />
pills are a waste of time. I've always said , no offense to people that are<br />
suffering with cancer, but after 33 yrs of this I'm backing in to a corner<br />
with no way out. This is like cancer but no dr can tell me how long I have.<br />
I'm now looking into marijuana use in my state. The govener is<br />
decriminalized as of Jan. 2017 and there is a large push to make it legal<br />
for medical use. I want to try it but if my dr tested me I will lose him,<br />
we've had that discussion. I just don't know if it would help, so I'll wait<br />
and see what happens in November when the people in this state will be<br />
given a chance to vote for or against medical use. Both bills won't make it<br />
until Jan. The federal government. has all the the Drs scared because of<br />
the misuse of narcotics. To many people pretend to be in pain just to sell<br />
there medicine, I've seen it add 4 to 500 to there monthly income. This<br />
puts narcotics in the wrong hands. Excuse me for rambling I'm just lost and<br />
don't know which way to turn. briansr<br />
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Sharon I'm with you I have been in 50 mg fentynol for about five years but 2 weeks ago finally had back surgery so am now in a withdrawal program in a week I go back to25 for two weeks then 12 mg for 2 weeks then off, also cutting back on oxycodone at the same time , wish me luck I'm gonna need it cuz I'm still in a lot of pain, had s-1 thru t-11 fused so am sore and worried it's to fast a reduction
Unless there's a deadline, I decide for myself how slowly I can reduce meds. And I would personally not try to get off 2 at the same time. I would fight the doctor on that one. Sometimes, correction - always, I speak up for myself and ask for real reasons. If my doctor gave me the instructions he gave you, I would at the very least discuss it with the pharmacist.
Not telling you how to run your life. I just encourage you to listen to your instincts.
Jim
Hi Jim
Yeah my family physician is how I got on the hydrocodone then fentynol and wasn't supposed to be that long but I kept putting off the surgery til I couldn't hardly do anything. Now I had the surgery done at Mayo and I live in Kansas so surgeon is the one who came up with the withdrawal plan they told me I could go somewhere else. If it gets too rough I may check out a pain management center.
My friends and some family have offered to get me some medicinal pot, that's another option
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Jim, ingested cannabus is much more potent than any other way of taking it. I once had 1/2 a small square of chocolate, like the size of a Hersey square, and I was so stoned I was afraid. I had to talk myself down from the ledge. I never realized how strong ingested pot was. So, you should probably not have even 1/2 a cookie to start and move up from there.
I would love to use marijuana for my pain, but my pain doctor said he can't treat me if I do. Since marijuana is still illegal at the Federal level, he cannot ok the use of it, even though it is legal where I live, California. So, he drug tested me at my last visit. I have never been drug tested in my entire life and im 68 years old.
Good luck with the cannabutter Jim. I hope it helps your pain. By the way, my Medical Marijuana card only cost $100, and that included the tele-doctor meeting. My husband uses the medicinal marijuana for his arthritis, and he hasn't found it to be expensive here. Just an FYI.